1546
| 1546 • Potosí, in modern day Bolivia, is founded by the Spanish as a mining town. The silver mined from Huayna Potosí mountain in Potosí provides most of the wealth on which the Spanish Empire is based until its fall in the early 19th century. |
1571
Age: 25y
| 1571 • Foundation of Liliw, Laguna, Philippines, by Gat Tayaw, followers and residents as a municipality of Laguna. |
1592
Apr 23
Age: 46y
birth of childRebecca Buswell Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1592 • The Battle of Dangpo is another decisive naval victory for Korea over Japan. |
1609
Jun
Age: 63y
deathHusbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England ⇓ 'The will of Roger Buswell, dated 22 November 1606 ... named ... his wife Margaret and specified the order of his sons and daugthers as respectively Elias, Erasmus, William, Thomas, and Isaac, sons, and Agnes, Susanna, Rebecca, and Joan, daughters. ... 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1609 • The German Catholic League is formed to counteract the Protestant Union. |
1609
Jun 14
burialHusbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England ⇓ Buried in the All Saints Churchyard. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1609 • Cornelius Drebbel invents the thermostat. |