Events from the year 1581 in India.
Events
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Francisco de Mascarenhas
Francisco de Mascarenhas was the 1st count of Vila da Horta, the 1st count of Santa Cruz and the 13th viceroy of Portuguese controlled India from 1581 until 1584, captain of donatary of the islands of Flores and Corvo.
Titles
The Count of ...
becomes 13th
Vice Regent of Portuguese India (until
1584
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Events
January–June
* January–March – Archangelsk is founded as ''New Kholmogory'' in northern Russia, by Ivan the Terrible.
* January 11 – Sir Walter Mildmay is given a royal licence to found Emman ...
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Births
Deaths
* 1 September,
Guru Ram Das
Guru Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: ; 24 September 1534 – 1 September 1581) was the fourth of the ten Ten Gurus of Sikhism, Gurus of Sikhism. He was born in a family based in Lahore. His birth n ...
, the fourth of the ten gurus of Sikhism dies in
Goindval (born
1534
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Year 1534 ( MDXXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 15 – The Parliament of England passes the ''Act Respecting th ...
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See also
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Timeline of Indian history
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