Historical Events Nov 9 Spanish troops land in Ireland Nov 26 French Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty Famous Deaths Nov 3 Jeronimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian (b. 1512) Nov 9 Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general, dies at 67 Nov 21 Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed Nov 30 Richard Farrant, English composer 1579 History by Year 1581