Leiden] ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 inhabitants. The Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) further includes Katwijk in the agglomeration which makes the total population of the Leiden urban agglomeration 282,207. Further, Teylingen, Noordwijk, and Noordwijkerhout are included in the larger Leiden urban area, which has 365,913 inhabitants.
Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575
Leiden] ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.
Historical Significance
Leiden] ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.
Events Before
Walter Raleigh brings the first tobacco to England from Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh (1553 – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer.
Battle of Boksum: Spanish troops under Count Tassis defeat the States Army
Battle of Boksum: Spanish troops under Count Tassis defeat the States Army
Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor-general of the States General of the United Provinces (Netherlands)
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death.
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor
English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina
The Roanoke Colony (ROH-ə-nohk) were two attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Events After
King Philip II dispatches the Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia from Lisbon, Portugal to invade England
King Philip II dispatches the Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia from Lisbon, Portugal to invade England
The "Invincible" Spanish Armada is sighted approaching England, and several skirmishes follow, forcing the invading flee
The "Invincible" Spanish Armada is sighted approaching England, and several skirmishes follow, forcing the invading fleet to make a long and costly retreat around Scotland and Ireland
Pope Sixtus V issues the apostolic constitution "Immensa aeterni Dei" to reform the Roman Curia
Immensa aeterni Dei ("The immeasurable [wisdom of] the eternal God") is an apostolic constitution in the form of a papal bull issued by Pope Sixtus V on 22 January 1588.
Christian IV succeeds Frederick II as king of Denmark
Frederick II (Danish: Frederik 2.; 1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588. A member of the House of Oldenburg,...
Duke Henri de Guise's troops occupy Paris
Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne (26 March 1554 – 3 October 1611) was a French noble, governor, military commander and rebel during the latter French Wars of Religion.
More from the 1580s
Queen Elizabeth I of England signs the death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567. The…
Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle at age 44 after being convicted of plotting to assassinate Eliz
Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle at age 44 after being convicted of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I in the Babington Plot
Pope Gregory XIII announces the New Style calendar, commonly known as the Gregorian calendar
The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception).
Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard his galleon, the "Golden Hind" at Deptford, England
Sir Francis Drake (1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being the…
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on October 31, 1587?
- Leiden] ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 inhabitants. The Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) further includes Katwijk in the agglomeration which makes the total population of the Leiden urban agglomeration 282,207.
- Why is Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575 significant?
- Leiden] ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.