Historical Events for Year 1587
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Months in Year 1587: January February March April July August October November December
Events 1 - 13 of 13
Jan 29th - Deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain
Feb 1st - English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence
Mar 1st - English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower
Apr 19th - Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain & sinks Spanish fleet
Jul 22nd - 2nd English colony forms on Roanoke Island off NC
Aug 5th - Spanish troops conquer Lock
Aug 18th - Saul Wahl is elected King of Poland, according to legend.
Aug 19th - Sigismund III becomes king of Poland
Oct 20th - Battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League
Oct 31st - Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
Nov 24th - Battle at Auneau: Henri de Guise wins
Nov 27th - Dutch County Groningen flood by dike break
Dec 17th - Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands
