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 nobleman and financier (royal treasurer general of the Habsburg Netherlands), dies at 67 Nov 21 Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed Nov 30 Richard Farrant, English composer Oct 1580 History by Year Dec 1580 What Happened in 1580 Francis Drake's CircumnavigationSeptember 26, 1580