1582

Years: 1579 1580 1581 - 1582 - 1583 1584 1585
Decades: 1550s 1560s 1570s - 1580s - 1590s 1600s 1610s
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland
February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15, skipping over 10 days. Other countries follow at various later dates.
November 28 - In Stratford-upon-Avon, 18 year-old William Shakespeare and 26 year-old Anne Hathaway pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license (Shakespeare would later become one of the greatest playwrights in history).
Tibet, Foundation of Kumbum
China, Matteo Ricci s.j. is allowed to enter in China
Incident of Honnoji in Kyoto, Japan


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