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Personal data Sir Knight Thomas Sparkes 

  • He was born on August 8, 1525 in Anstey, Hertfordshire, England.
  • He died on August 16, 1592 in St Andrew Holborn above the Bars, London, England, he was 67 years old.
  • He is buried on August 16, 1592 in Holborn St Andrew, Middlesex, England.
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir Knight Thomas Sparkes

He had a relationship with Elizabeth Anne Lodge.

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Historical events

Birthday August 8, 1525

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1525: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 21 » The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
    • February 24 » A Spanish-Austrian army defeats a French army at the Battle of Pavia.
    • February 28 » Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.
    • May 15 » Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
    • June 13 » Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.

Day of death August 16, 1592

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1592: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 20 » During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.
    • August 14 » The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
    • August 15 » Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.
    • November 3 » The city of San Luis Potosí is founded.


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