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1582 in France

Explore 4 historical events and records for France in 1582.

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Historical records for France in 1582

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July

26 July 1582

Battle of Ponta Delgada

Strozzi, Philip · Sao Miguel, Azores · French naval commander · Warfare / War of the Portuguese Succession

Commands the defeated French-Portuguese fleet at Ponta Delgada

December

20 December 1582

Gregorian Calendar Adoption

Valois, Henry · Paris · Government / Government of France

Implements the Gregorian calendar change in France in December 1582

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1582

De umbris idearum

Bruno, Giordano · Paris · Italian philosopher · Humanities / Philosophy

Publishes De umbris idearum in Paris

1582

Montaigne Publishes Expanded Essays Edition

Montaigne, Michel · Essayist and philosopher · Humanities / Philosophy

Montaigne issued a revised and expanded edition of the Essays after returning to France. The changes demonstrated that he considered his writing an ongoing inquiry rather than a fixed system.

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