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4586 events
1591
Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (born 1542)
Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (born 1542)
1588
Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque (born 1489)
Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque (born 1489)
1588
Edward James, English priest and martyr (born 1557)
Edward James, English priest and martyr (born 1557)
1588
Robert Crowley, English minister and poet (born 1517)
Robert Crowley, English minister and poet (born 1517)
1586
Philip Sidney, English courtier, poet, and general (born 1554)
Philip Sidney, English courtier, poet, and general (born 1554)
1586
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and diplomat (born 1517)
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and diplomat (born 1517)
1582
Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1528)
Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1528)
1581
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1525)
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1525)
1581
Peder Skram, Danish admiral and politician (born 1503)
Peder Skram, Danish admiral and politician (born 1503)
1581
Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (born 1518)
Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (born 1518)
1580
Albrecht Giese, Polish-German politician and diplomat (born 1524)
Albrecht Giese, Polish-German politician and diplomat (born 1524)
1578
Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1530)
Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1530)
1577
George Gascoigne, English soldier, courtier, and poet (born 1535)
George Gascoigne, English soldier, courtier, and poet (born 1535)
1577
Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (born 1513)
Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (born 1513)
1574
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (born 1519)
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (born 1519)
1574
Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (born 1490)
Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (born 1490)