What happened in 1588?

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Major Events · English Channel

England repels a Spanish invasion fleet, shifting the balance of naval power in Europe.

Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom

Wars & Conflicts · Bergen op Zoom

1588 siege

Battle of Byczyna

Wars & Conflicts · Byczyna

Deciding battle of the 1587–1588 War of the Polish Succession, which erupted after two rival candidates were elected to the Polish throne

Battle of Szikszó

Wars & Conflicts · Szikszó

1588 battle

Battle of Kōriyama

Wars & Conflicts · Kōriyama Castle

1588 battle

Battle of Gopanto

Wars & Conflicts · Terjola Municipality

1588 battle

Battle of Gravelines

Wars & Conflicts · Gravelines

1588 naval battle between the English Fleet and Spanish Armada

War of the Polish Succession

Wars & Conflicts · Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of Europe

Sonam Gyatso died

People · Mongolia

3rd Dalai Lama (1543-1588)

Christian Wurstisen died

People · Basel

German mathematician and astronomer (1544-1588)

Giuseppe Moletti died

People · Padua

Italian mathematician

Filippo Sassetti died

People · Goa

Italian linguist

Jacques le Moyne died

People · London

French artist (1533–1588)

Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder died

People · Bologna

Italian composer (1543–1588)

Richard Tarlton died

People · London

British actor and clown of the Elizabethan era

Thomas Hobbes born

People · Westport

Born in Westport. English philosopher (1588–1679).

Marin Mersenne born

People · Oizé

Born in Oizé. French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648).

Robert Filmer born

People · Kent

Born in Kent. English writer.

François de La Mothe Le Vayer born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French philosopher and writer (1588–1672).

Johann Heinrich Alsted born

People · Ballersbach

Born in Ballersbach. German theologist (1558-1638).

Isaac Beeckman born

People · Middelburg

Born in Middelburg. Dutch philosopher and scientist.

Frederick II of Denmark died

People · Slagelse

Died in Slagelse. King of Denmark and Norway (1534–1588).

Constance of Austria born

People · Graz

Born in Graz. Queen consort of Poland and Sweden.

İslâm II Giray died

People · Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

Died in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. Khan of Crimea.

Lê Kính Tông born

People · Hanoi

Born in Hanoi. King of Vietnam.

Madonna della Carità

Religion & Belief Systems

Malate Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Manila, Philippines

Piura Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Q42853092

Catholic Cathedral of Piura

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Novy Sverzhan

Religion & Belief Systems

Christian wayside shrine at 2 Szkolna Street in Kazimierz Dolny

Religion & Belief Systems

Zaonikiyeva hermitage

Religion & Belief Systems

Assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise

Disasters & Pandemics · Château de Blois

Assassination in 1588 in Blois, in the King of France’s chamber

Day of the Barricades

Social Movements & Revolutions · Paris

Public uprising in the French Wars of Religion

San Francesco di Paola

Architecture & Engineering

Italian church in Venice

St Mark's Church, Rabat

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rabat, Malta

Slangerup Church

Architecture & Engineering · Slangerup

Church building in Frederikssund Municipality, Denmark

Kappa-dera Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Tokyo

Fontana dei Dioscuri

Architecture & Engineering

Water well

Carbonera Lighthouse

Architecture & Engineering

Lighthouse in La Línea de la Concepción, Province of Cádiz, Spain