1530
| 1530 • Erasmus publishes A handbook on manners for children (De Civilitate Morum Puerilium Libellus), which becomes popular and widely translated. |
1583
Jan 1
Age: 53y
marriageJoane Lane London, England ⇓ Married at St. Michaels, Cornhill, London, England. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1583 • Sir Humphrey Gilbert, on the site of the modern-day city of St John's, Newfoundland, claims the island of Newfoundland on behalf of England, marking the beginning of the British Empire. |
1589
Aug 19
Age: 59y
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birth of childFrancis Collesera Taliaferro St Olaves, London, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1589 • Henry IV of France is repulsed in an attempt to capture Paris from the Catholic League. |
1601
Sep 21
Age: 71y
| 1601 • The Battle of Kinsale ends the siege of Kinsale, Ireland (begun in autumn 1601). |
1601
Sep 22
| 1601 • The Jesuit Matteo Ricci becomes the first European to enter the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, during the Ming Dynasty. |