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Born on Thursday August 23, 1584
- Johannes Martin Volmer Bühler, Bondorf, Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany († 1637)
- Elsbeth Lips, Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
- Lady Grizel Stuart, Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
- Marie Marcet, The Church of St. Gervais, Geneva, Switzerland
- Thomas Martin († 1620)
- Jost Keller, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1658)
- Anne Agnis Lamberton, London, England
- Pierre Croyer (Croyé), Sedan, Ardennen, Frankrijk
Died on Thursday August 23, 1584
- Bernhard ZU HARDEGG AUF GLATZ UND IM MACHLANDE, Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Bernhard z.Hardegg│Glatz, Prag
- Bernhard Graaf van Hardegg-Glatz-Machlande (49), Praag
- Bernhard zu Hardegg (39), Praha
Born on August 23
- 1482 » Jo Gwang-jo, Korean philosopher († 1520)
- 1486 » Sigismund von Herberstein, Slovenian historian and diplomat († 1566)
- 1498 » Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal († 1500)
- 1524 » François Hotman, French lawyer and jurist († 1590)
- 1579 » Thomas Dempster, Scottish scholar and historian († 1625)
- 1623 » Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian († 1675)
- 1724 » Abraham Yates, Jr., American lawyer and civil servant († 1796)
- 1741 » Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer († 1788)
- 1754 » Louis XVI of France († 1793)
- 1769 » Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic († 1832)
Died on August 23
- 1498 » Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, eldest daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (b. 1470)
- 1507 » Jean Molinet, French poet and composer (b. 1435)
- 1519 » Philibert Berthelier, Swiss soldier (b. 1465)
- 1540 » Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (b. 1467)
- 1568 » Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (b. 1495)
- 1574 » Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (b. 1490)
- 1591 » Luis de León, Spanish poet and academic (b. 1527)
- 1618 » Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585)
- 1628 » George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1592)
- 1652 » John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (b. 1600)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1584
- 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)
- March 25 » Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
- May 16 » Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
- July 4 » Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island
- July 10 » William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
- September 13 » San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.