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Personal data John Denison 

  • He was born on July 9, 1534 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
  • He died on December 4, 1582 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, he was 48 years old.
  • He is buried in St Michael Churchyard Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of John Denison

He is married to Agnes Wylie.

They got married on May 11, 1561 at St James Church, Thorley, Hertfordshire, England, he was 26 years old.

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Birthday July 9, 1534

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1534: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 20 » Jacques Cartier begins his first voyage to what is today the east coast of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador.
    • May 10 » Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
    • July 4 » Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
    • July 7 » Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
    • August 15 » Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
    • November 3 » English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.

Day of death December 4, 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)
  • In the year 1582: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 24 » With the papal bull Inter gravissimas, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
    • April 16 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
    • October 4 » The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII.
    • 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.


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