Historical Events
- Apr 24 Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
- May 18 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya
- May 26 England, France & Netherlands sign Drievoudig Covenant against Spain
- Jun 22 Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java
- Jun 30 English and Dutch fleet begin attack of the Spain fleet moored at Cádiz during the Anglo-Spanish war. Leads also to the looting and burning of the city of Cádiz.
- Jul 5 English fleet under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, captures Cadiz
- Jul 17 At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya
- Aug 3 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)
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