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April 7, 1582Born on Thursday April 8, 1582
- Richard Ap Hugh, Llangar, Merionethshire, Wales († 1655)
- Anne van HERCKENRODE, Tongeren, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie († 1609)
- Nicholas Darell, Little Chart, Kent, England († 1629)
- Barbara Wilson, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
- Anne de Herckenrode († 1619)
- George Darell, Little Chart, Kent, England († 1592)
- Philippe Rapaert
Died on Thursday April 8, 1582
- Anne Harris (37), Tonbridge, Kent, England
- Juliana van Hanau-Lichtenberg (9), Bouxwiller (Buchsweiler), Elzas
- Casper van Rohr Heer van Leddin (37)
- Juliane van Hanau-Lichtenberg (9), Bouxwiller, Elsass, Frankreich
Born on April 8
- 1533 » Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer († 1604)
- 1536 » Barbara of Hesse († 1597)
- 1541 » Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist († 1593)
- 1580 » William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts († 1630)
- 1596 » Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist († 1631)
- 1605 » Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess († 1607)
- 1605 » Philip IV of Spain († 1665)
- 1641 » Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department († 1704)
- 1692 » Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer († 1770)
- 1726 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician († 1798)
Died on April 8
- 1461 » Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)
- 1492 » Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1449)
- 1551 » Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
- 1586 » Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (b. 1522)
- 1608 » Magdalen Dacre, English noble (b. 1538)
- 1612 » Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (b. 1575)
- 1691 » Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (b. 1611)
- 1697 » Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
- 1704 » Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
- 1704 » Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1582
- Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 15 » Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- April 16 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
- July 2 » Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.
- October 14 » Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Austria, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- October 15 » Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption.
- November 28 » In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence.