1588
| 1588 • August 9 – The Spanish are unable to reach the coast of Flanders to meet up with the army of the Duke of Parma. The Duke of Medina Sidonia decides to return to Spain. |
1605
Age: 17y
birth of childThomas Shelton England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1605 • Pope Paul V succeeds Pope Leo XI as the 233rd pope, making this the last Year of Three Popes until 1978. |
1650
Age: 62y
| 1650 • Colonel George Monck forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, forerunner of the Coldstream Guards. |