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July 5, 1578Born on Thursday July 6, 1578
- kind van Steven Heijndricks, Dordrecht
- John DENNE (8 PGGF), Adisham, City of Canterbury, Kent, England († 1665)
- Hans Zender, Zimmerwald, Bern, Switzerland
- John Denne († 1665)
Died on Thursday July 6, 1578
Born on July 6
- 1387 » Queen Blanche I of Navarre († 1441)
- 1423 » Antonio Manetti, Italian mathematician and architect († 1497)
- 1580 » Johann Stobäus, German lute player and composer († 1646)
- 1623 » Jacopo Melani, Italian violinist and composer († 1676)
- 1678 » Nicola Francesco Haym, Italian cellist and composer († 1729)
- 1686 » Antoine de Jussieu, French biologist and academic († 1758)
- 1701 » Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist († 1785)
- 1736 » Daniel Morgan, American general and politician († 1802)
- 1747 » John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain († 1792)
- 1766 » Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator († 1813)
Died on July 6
- 1415 » Jan Hus, Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (b. 1369)
- 1476 » Regiomontanus, German mathematician and astrologer (b. 1436)
- 1480 » Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (b. 1416)
- 1533 » Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet and playwright (b. 1474)
- 1535 » Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1478)
- 1553 » Edward VI, king of England and Ireland (b. 1537)
- 1583 » Edmund Grindal, English archbishop (b. 1519)
- 1585 » Thomas Aufield, English priest and martyr (b. 1552)
- 1614 » Man Singh I, Rajput Raja of Amer (b. 1550)
- 1684 » Peter Gunning, English bishop (b. 1614)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1578
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- January 31 » Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War: The Battle of Gembloux is a victory for Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria over a rebel army of Dutch, Flemish, English, Scottish, German, French and Walloons.
- April 27 » 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 » King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.
- August 4 » 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.
- September 29 » Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards.