1580
Circumnavigation
Rounds the Cape of Good Hope
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Rounds the Cape of Good Hope
1st person to complete the circumnavigation of the World
Knighted for circumnavigation of the globe. Elizabeth I knights Drake on the deck of the Golden Hind at Deptford, London
Knighted for circumnavigation
Groningen, Lier & Bruges sign the Union of Utrecht
Bruges associates with the Union of Utrecht during revolt against Spain.
Groningen, Lier & Bruges sign the Union of Utrecht
Galileo enrolls in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Pisa.
Birth of Govaert Wendelen
Death of Emmanuel Philibert
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