Years: 1582 1583 1584 - 1585 - 1586 1587 1588

Decades: 1550s 1560s 1570s - 1580s - 1590s 1600s 1610s

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

• January 12 - The Netherlands adopts the Gregorian calendar
• Beginning of the Eighth War of Religion in France (also known as the War of the Three Henrys)
• August 8 - John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in quest for the North West Passage.
• August 17 - Capture of Antwerp by Spanish forces under the Prince of Parma.
• Chocolate introduced to Europe commercially
• England enters the Eighty Years' War

Births

• January 27 - Hendrick Avercamp - Dutch painter of winter scenes
• March 16 - Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1618)
• October 9 - Heinrich Schütz, composer
• Uriel Acosta, Portuguese Jewish philosopher

Deaths

• April 10 - Pope Gregory XIII
• May 15 - Niwa Nagahide, Japanese retainer, samurai, and daimyo

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