July 1590

What Happened in July 1590

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Jul 6 English admiral Francis Drake takes Portuguese Forts at Taag

Francis Drake — Admiral and Navigator Francis Drake

Jul 19 King Philip II's secretary Antonio Perez escapes jail

Famous Birthdays

Jul 13 Clement X [Emilio Altieri], Italian Pope (1670-76), born in Rome (d. 1676)
Jul 29 Gilles Hayne, Flemish composer, born in Liège (d. 1650) baptismal date

Famous Deaths

Jul 10 Archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540)
Jul 16 Bartholomaeus of Braga [Fernandez], Dominican theologian and Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, dies at 76

What Happened in 1590

Battle of Ivry
March 14, 1590

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