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Nov 20, 2020 · Stephen Hopkins (l. 1581-1644 CE) was a passenger of the Mayflower on the voyage of 1620 CE which established the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, USA. He was the only member of the party with prior experience in North America, having taken part in a mission to supply the Jamestown Colony of Virginia in 1609 CE.
Events. January 16 – English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism. April 4 – After going around the world Sir Francis Drake is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 – The Northern Netherlands becomes free from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. Births. January 4 – James Ussher, Anglo-Irish priest and scholar.
On July 26, 1581, the States General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries issued the Plakkaat van Verlatinge. The Plakkaat, commonly known in English as the Act of Abjuration, argued that the actions of King Phillip II of Spain delegitimized his rule over the Low Countries.
The Act of Abjuration ( Dutch: Plakkaat van Verlatinghe; Spanish: Acta de Abjuración, lit. 'placard of abjuration ') is the declaration of independence by many of the provinces of the Netherlands from their allegiance to Philip II of Spain, during the Dutch Revolt . Signed on 26 July 1581 in The Hague, the Act formally confirmed a decision ...
Apr 4, 2012 · 1581: Francis Drake, having completed the first circumnavigation of the world a few months earlier, is knighted by Queen Elizabeth aboard his ship, the Golden Hind. Drake left England with five...
Gregory I. Gregory XIII. Julius III. Leo X. Pius V. Historical events in March 1581. See what famous, scandalous and important events happened in Mar 1581 or search by date or keyword.
1581 (MDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Thursday in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. Introduction 1581 Events January–March April–June July–September October–December Date unknown
