1578 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1578?
- April 27, 1578 – Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.
- May 31, 1578 – King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris.
- August 4, 1578 – Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir – the Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.
Who Were Born In The Year 1578?
- March 2, 1578 – George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)
- April 1, 1578 – William Harvey, English physician (d. 1657)
- April 14, 1578 – King Philip III of Spain (d. 1621)
- May 16, 1578 – Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)
- July 9, 1578 – Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
- August 17, 1578 – Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)
- August 24, 1578 – John Taylor, English poet (d. 1653)
- November 1, 1578 – Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)
- December 2, 1578 – Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and music theorist (d. 1640)
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