Historical Events
- May 28 Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England
- Jul 29 The Battle of Gravelines - Spanish Armada damaged and scattered by the English fleet
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John Winthrop
Thomas HobbesWorld Leaders in 1588
Elizabeth I
Philip II of Spain
Famous People Who Died in 1588
- Jan 17 Qi Jiguang, Chinese general, dies at 59
- Feb 9 Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies
- Feb 10 Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82
- Feb 24 Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist
- Mar 10 Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar, dies at 54
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