List of 1584 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1584
Date | Event |
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February 11, 1584 | A naval expedition led by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founds Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived Spanish settlements in the Strait of Magellan. |
March 25, 1584 | Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia. |
May 16, 1584 | Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines. |
July 4, 1584 | Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island |
July 10, 1584 | William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard. |