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1585 In Sweden
Events from the year 1585 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – John III of Sweden, John III Events * - Wedding between the King and Gunilla Bielke, who became queen consort of Sweden Births * June 11 – Evert Horn, Swedish soldier (d. 1615) Deaths * 3 April - , soldier (b. around 1500) * 5 November - Pontus De la Gardie, general (b. 1520 in Sweden, 1520) * Lucretia Gyllenhielm, illegitimate royal child (b. 1561 in Sweden, 1561) * 6 July - Elisabeth Sabina, child of Charles IX of Sweden (b. 13 March 1582 in Sweden, 1582) * 26 August - Margareta Elisabeth, child of Charles IX of Sweden (b. 24 September 1580 in Sweden, 1580) References 1585 in Sweden, Years of the 16th century in Sweden 1585 by country, Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1585
Events January–June * January – The Netherlands adopts the Gregorian calendar. * February – The Spanish seize Brussels. * April 24 – Pope Sixtus V succeeds Pope Gregory XIII, as the 227th pope. * May 19 – Spain seizes English ships in Spanish ports, precipitating the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). * June 11 – The magnitude 9.3 1585 Aleutian Islands earthquake unleashes a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, killing many people in Hawaii and reportedly striking Japan. July–December * July 7 – The Treaty of Nemours forces King Henry III of France to capitulate to the demands of the Catholic League, triggering the Eighth War of Religion (also known as the War of the Three Henrys) in France. * August 8 – English explorer John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in Baffin Island, in his quest for the Northwest Passage. * August 14 – Queen Elizabeth I of England agrees to establish a protectorate over the Netherlands. * Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
