Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century
Decades: 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s - 1580s - 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s
Years: 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 - 1581 - 1582 1583 1584 1585 1586
Events
- January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism
- April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration[?]. They abjure loyalty to Philip II of Spain as their sovereign and become a Republic.
- Russia Beginning of the conquest of Siberia
Births
- January 4 - James Ussher, Anglo-Irish priest and scholar
Deaths
Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)
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