Important Events in 1582
- Feb 24 Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar
- Oct 4 Last Julian calendar day in Spain, Portugal and pontifical states. To sync to the Gregorian calendar, 10 days are skipped and the next date is Oct 15.
- Oct 15 Gregorian calendar introduced in Spain, Portugal and pontifical states, after skipping 10 days after Oct 4 to sync the calendar
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Famous People Born in 1582
- Jan 28 John Barclay, Scottish satirist writer and poet (Euphormio's Satyricon), born in Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, France (d. 1621)
- Apr 1 Thomas Simpson, English composer who worked in Germany, born in Kent (d. 1628)
- Apr 8 Phineas Fletcher, English poet, born in Cranbrook (d. 1650)
- May 1 Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1643)
- May 28 William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman, born in Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire (d. 1662)
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World Leaders in 1582
Elizabeth I
Queen of England and Ireland- Philip II of Spain
King of Spain
Elizabeth I
Philip II of SpainFamous Weddings in 1582
- Nov 28 Playwright and poet William Shakespeare (18) marries Anne Hathaway (26) (date of the marriage license)
Famous People Who Died in 1582
- Mar 18 Jean Jaurequi, Basque attacker of William of Orange, killed by William's guards
- May 5 Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies
- Jun 21 Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)
- Jun 23 Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537)
- Jul 2 Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)
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