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1578

Years:
1575 1576 1577 - 1578 - 1579 1580 1581
Decades:
1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s
Centuries:
15th century - 16th century - 17th century
Events
  • January 31 - Battle of Gemblours. Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. Don John begins to recover control of the French-speaking Southern Netherlands
  • August 4 - Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir - Moroccans defeat Portuguese. King Sebastian I of Portugal is defeated and killed in North Africa, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.
  • October 1 - Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, succeeds Don John as Spanish Governor-General of the Netherlands.
  • Tibet, Sonam Gyrso, receives from prince Atlan Khan the title of "Talaï" and becomes the third Dalai Lama Buddhism
  • Battle of Wenden. The Russians are defeated by the Swedes, who proceed to take Polotsk.

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