Historical Events for Year 1588
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Months in Year 1588: January April May June July August October
Events 1 - 21 of 21
Jan 22nd - Pope Sixtus V decrees "Immense aeterni" (Reformed curia)
Apr 4th - Christian IV succeeds Frederik II as king of Denmark
May 9th - Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris
May 12th - Catholic League under duke Henri de Guise occupies Paris
May 13th - King Henri III flees Paris
May 28th - Spanish Aramada under Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England
Jun 19th - Spanish Armada heavily destroyed in storm at Coruna
Jul 11th - French king Henri III accept demands of Catholic League
Jul 18th - Admiral Howard beats Spanish Armada
Jul 21st - English fleet defeats Spanish armada
Jul 26th - John Hawkins becomes a knight
Jul 28th - Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I
Jul 29th - Attacking Spanish Armada defeated & scattered by English defenders
Jul 29th - Duke Farneses troops ready for invasion of England
Jul 31st - English fleet beats Spanish Armada
Aug 1st - English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada
Aug 6th - Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors
Aug 7th - -8] English assault on Spanish Armada
Aug 8th - Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada
English Monarch Queen Elizabeth I
Aug 12th - Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army
Oct 23rd - Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander
