Year by year · 16th century

1584

1584 in world history: 5 events, 5 births and 9 deaths. 984 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 10 July

    William the Silent is assassinated in Delft

    Balthasar Gérard shot William of Orange, leader of the Dutch revolt against Spain, at his home in Delft. He is often cited as the first head of state killed with a handgun.

  2. Battle

    Battle of Komaki and Nagakute

    The Battle of Komaki and Nagakute was a campaign fought in 1584 in Owari province, Japan, between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the allied forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobukatsu.

  3. Battle

    Battle of Okitanawate

    The Battle of Okitanawate was fought in 1584 near Shimabara in Hizen province, Kyushu.

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In the profiles

  • Ayutthaya KingdomNaresuan renounces allegiance to Burma
  • QuechuaA catechism in Spanish, Quechua and Aymara becomes the first book printed in South America

Born in 1584 5

Died in 1584 9

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