Important Historical Events of the year 1584, Year 1584 in History

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List of 1584 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1584

What happened in the year 1584?

Date	Event
February 11, 1584	A naval expedition led by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founds Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived Spanish settlements in the Strait of Magellan.
March 25, 1584	Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
May 16, 1584	Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
July 4, 1584	Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island
July 10, 1584	William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.