What happened in 1578?
Battle of Alcácer Quibir, Ottoman–Safavid War and Castille War — among 58 events recorded in 1578.
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Wars & Conflicts 21
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Battle of Alcácer Quibir
1578 battle in Morocco
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Ottoman–Safavid War
1578–1590 war between Safavid Persia and the Ottoman Empire
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Castille War
1578 war between Brunei and Spain
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Battles of Wenden
1578 battle
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Battle of Gembloux
1578 battle during the Eighty Years' War
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Battle of Çıldır
1578 battle
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Siege of Miki
1578 siege
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Battle of Mimigawa
1578 battle
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Siege of Gvozdansko
1578 siege of the Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman War
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Siege of Kōzuki Castle
1578 siege of Kozuki Castle in Japan
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Siege of Otate
1578 siege
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Battle of Rijmenam
1578 battle
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Siege of Deventer in 1578
By George van Lalaing, better known as the count of Rennenberg
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Battle of Mollahasanli
1578 battle
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Battle of Koyun Gecidi
1578 battle
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Siege of Shamakhi
1578 siege
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Battle of Addi Qarro
1578 battle
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Battle of the Spoiling Dyke
1578 battle in the Highlands of Scotland
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Battle of Kota Batu
1578 battle
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Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi
1578 battle
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Lala Mustafa Pasha's Caucasian campaign
1578 military expedition of the Ottoman Empire
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People 14
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Pedro Nunes died
Portuguese mathematician (1502–1578)
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Hernando Pizarro died
Spanish conquistador
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Thomas Doughty died
English explorer
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Juan Jufré died
Spanish conquistador
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Antoine Mizauld died
French astronomer and physician
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Philip III of Spain born
Born in Madrid. King of Castilla and León and King of Aragon and Portugal (1578-1621).
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John Webster born
Born in London. English dramatist (1578-1634).
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Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari born
Born in Tlemcen. Maghrebi scholar from Tlemcen, biographer and historian.
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Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor born
Born in Graz. Holy Roman Emperor.
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Sebastian of Portugal died
Died in Ksar el-Kebir. King of Portugal from 1557 to 1578 (1554-1578).
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Abu Abdallah Mohammed II Saadi died
Died in Ksar el-Kebir. Saadi Dynasty ruler from 1574 to 1576.
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Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi died
Died in Morocco. Moroccan Saadi Dynasty ruler from 1576 to 1578.
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Cristoforo Madruzzo died
Died in Tivoli. Catholic cardinal.
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Louis I of Lorraine, cardinal of Guise died
Died in Paris. Catholic cardinal.
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Science & Technology 1
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University of Altdorf
Cultural heritage monument in Landkreis Nürnberger Land, Bavaria, Germany
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Tuat and Gourara expeditions
1578–1589 military expeditions
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Religion & Belief Systems 9
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Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Oliwa Cathedral
Cathedral
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Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue
Orthodox synagogue in Safed, Israel
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Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist
Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
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Oratorio del Santissimo Sacramento di San Lorenzo in Lucina
Building in Rome, Italy
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Pila Church
Roman Catholic parish church in Pila, Laguna
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Bulakan Church
Roman Catholic parish church in Bulakan, Bulacan, Philippines
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Ryūshō-ji Temple
Temple in Nakano-ku, Tokyo
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Santa Maria del Rosario Church
Church building in Bironico in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Massacre of Mullaghmast
1577 or 1578 mass killing of Irish Gaelic nobles
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Gregorian Tower
Tower in Vatican City
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St. Salvator Church
Church in Prague
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Igreja de São João Evangelista
Church building in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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Leicester's Church (remains)
Grade I listed building in Denbigh, Denbighshire
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Wanshou Temple
Building in Beijing, China
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Jagdschloss Kranichstein
Hunting lodge, a palace, now museum and hotel, in Darmstadt, Germany
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Shonenji Temple, Takachiho
Buddhist temple in Takachiho, Nishiusuki district, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan
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San Juan del Puerto
Spanish mission in Florida
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Korniakt Tower
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Empires & Countries 2
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Kingdom of Livonia dissolved
Kingdom of Livonia ceased to exist, having been centered at Põltsamaa.
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Tegucigalpa founded
Tegucigalpa was founded.
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