1588 Calendar
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1588 Historical Event(s)
May 12, 1588
– French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry of Guise enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
May 28, 1588
– The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port).
May 30, 1588
– The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.
July 19, 1588
– Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
July 29, 1588
– Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
July 31, 1588
– The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England.
August 8, 1588
– Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada’s attempt to invade England.
Who Were Born On 1588?
January 12, 1588
– John Winthrop, English-born governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1649)
April 5, 1588
– Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (d. 1679)
April 15, 1588
– Claudius Salmasius, French classical scholar (d. 1653)
May 28, 1588
– Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
June 9, 1588
– Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer (d. 1666)
June 11, 1588
– George Wither, English writer (d. 1667)
September 8, 1588
– Marin Mersenne, French mathematician (d. 1648)
September 10, 1588
– Nicholas Lanier, English composer (d. 1666)
December 10, 1588
– Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)
December 24, 1588
– Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631)