Important Historical Events of the year 1588, Year 1588 in History

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List of 1588 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1588

What happened in the year 1588?

Date	Event
May 12, 1588	French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise, enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
May 28, 1588	The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.)
May 30, 1588	The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.
July 19, 1588	Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
July 29, 1588	Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
August 8, 1588	Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.
August 29, 1588	Toyotomi Hideyoshi issues a nationwide sword hunting ordinance, disarming the peasantry so as to firmly separate the samurai and commoner classes, prevent peasant uprisings, and further centralise his own power.
September 9, 1588	Thomas Cavendish in his ship Desire enters Plymouth and completes the first deliberately planned voyage of circumnavigation.
October 1, 1588	The coronation of Shah Abbas I of Persia occurs.