Stephenson Family Tree » Sir James Blount (1533-1582)

Personal data Sir James Blount 

  • He was born in the year 1533 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.
  • He died on October 10, 1582 in Hooke, Dorset, England, he was 49 years old.
  • He is buried in Christ Church Geyfriars Churchyard, London, England.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir James Blount

He is married to Catherine Leigh.

They got married on May 17, 1558 at Thurveston, Derby, Derbyshire, England, he was 25 years old.

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Day of death October 10, 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.
    • June 21 » Sengoku period: Oda Nobunaga, the most powerful of the Japanese daimyōs, is forced to commit suicide by his own general Akechi Mitsuhide.
    • 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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