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Gerbrand Bredero
1585Mar, 16

Gerbrand Bredero

Gerbrand Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1618)
Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero (16 March 1585 – 23 August 1618) was a Dutch poet and playwright in the period known as the Dutch Golden Age.

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Events on 1585

  • 3Mar

    Andrea Palladio

    The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
  • 9Apr

    Roanoke Colony

    The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.
  • 17Aug

    Siege of Antwerp (1584-85)

    Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces.