February 24 (Julian) (March 6 Gregorian) –
Pope Gregory XIII proclaims the
Gregorian Calendar, to come into effect in October. Under the order, the date on the Julian calendar will be advanced by 10 days in order to synchronize the calendar date back to the equinoxes and solstices, since the gap has been increasing by one day every 100 years since the
6th century and is 10 days off schedule.[2]
April 2 –
1582 Ancuancu earthquake: Ancuancu (in modern-day
La Paz Department,
Bolivia) is struck by an earthquake that reportedly buries all of the inhabitants, except for one chief, who reportedly loses the ability to speak.[5][6] On the place where the village had stood, the Jacha Kalla (
Achocalla) valley is formed as a result of the earthquake.[7]
May 17 – The
Siege of Takamatsu begins as Hideyoshi attacks the forces of
Shimizu Muneharu, who has twice as many soldiers. Hideyhoshi orders an engineering project to block the Ashimori River and divert its waters to flood Takamatsu Castle. [8]
June 8 –
Siege of Takamatsu: Heavy rains and the dikes built by Hideyoshi's forces turn the area around Takamatsu Castle into a lake.[8]
June 23 – After learning of the assassination of his commander, Oda Nobunaga,
Shimizu Muneharu surrenders Takamatsu Castle to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and, in return for the pledge that the castle's defenders will be spared, commits the ritual suicide of
seppuku.[10]
October 4 (Julian) (October 14 Gregorian) – The
Julian calendar is discarded at the end of the day in Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain as
Pope Gregory XIII implements the
Gregorian calendar. In the nations where the calendar is accepted, the day after Thursday, October 4, is followed the next day by Friday,
October 15.[2]
December 9 (Julian) (December 19 Gregorian) –
France discards the Julian Calendar at the end of the day and adopts the
Gregorian Calendar at midnight. Sunday, December 9 is followed the next day in France by Monday,
December 20.[2]
^Bolivia. Dirección General de Estadística y Estudios Geográficos (1909).
Boletin. Secretaria de fomento. p.
55.
^
abcGeorge Sansom, A History of Japan, 1334–1615 (Stanford University Press, 196) p.306-307
^Yamagishi, Ryoji (May 1, 2017).
"本能寺の変、「本当の裏切り者」は誰なのか 教科書が教えない「明智光秀」以外の真犯人" [Honnō-ji Incident, Who is the "real traitor"? The real culprit other than "Akechi Mitsuhide" that textbooks do not teach.]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese).
Toyo Keizai. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^Stephen Turnbull, The Samurai Sourcebook (Cassell & Co., 2000) pp.231–232
^Walton, Timothy (2002). The Spanish Treasure Fleets. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press. p. 80.
ISBN1-56164-049-2.
^Steven J. Reid, "Of bairns and bearded men: James VI and the Ruthven Raid", by Miles Kerr-Peterson and Steven J. Reid, in James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603 (Routledge, 2017), pp. 32-44
^G. V. Lantzeff and R. A. Pierce, Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier, to 1750 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1973)
February 24 (Julian) (March 6 Gregorian) –
Pope Gregory XIII proclaims the
Gregorian Calendar, to come into effect in October. Under the order, the date on the Julian calendar will be advanced by 10 days in order to synchronize the calendar date back to the equinoxes and solstices, since the gap has been increasing by one day every 100 years since the
6th century and is 10 days off schedule.[2]
April 2 –
1582 Ancuancu earthquake: Ancuancu (in modern-day
La Paz Department,
Bolivia) is struck by an earthquake that reportedly buries all of the inhabitants, except for one chief, who reportedly loses the ability to speak.[5][6] On the place where the village had stood, the Jacha Kalla (
Achocalla) valley is formed as a result of the earthquake.[7]
May 17 – The
Siege of Takamatsu begins as Hideyoshi attacks the forces of
Shimizu Muneharu, who has twice as many soldiers. Hideyhoshi orders an engineering project to block the Ashimori River and divert its waters to flood Takamatsu Castle. [8]
June 8 –
Siege of Takamatsu: Heavy rains and the dikes built by Hideyoshi's forces turn the area around Takamatsu Castle into a lake.[8]
June 23 – After learning of the assassination of his commander, Oda Nobunaga,
Shimizu Muneharu surrenders Takamatsu Castle to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and, in return for the pledge that the castle's defenders will be spared, commits the ritual suicide of
seppuku.[10]
October 4 (Julian) (October 14 Gregorian) – The
Julian calendar is discarded at the end of the day in Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain as
Pope Gregory XIII implements the
Gregorian calendar. In the nations where the calendar is accepted, the day after Thursday, October 4, is followed the next day by Friday,
October 15.[2]
December 9 (Julian) (December 19 Gregorian) –
France discards the Julian Calendar at the end of the day and adopts the
Gregorian Calendar at midnight. Sunday, December 9 is followed the next day in France by Monday,
December 20.[2]
^Bolivia. Dirección General de Estadística y Estudios Geográficos (1909).
Boletin. Secretaria de fomento. p.
55.
^
abcGeorge Sansom, A History of Japan, 1334–1615 (Stanford University Press, 196) p.306-307
^Yamagishi, Ryoji (May 1, 2017).
"本能寺の変、「本当の裏切り者」は誰なのか 教科書が教えない「明智光秀」以外の真犯人" [Honnō-ji Incident, Who is the "real traitor"? The real culprit other than "Akechi Mitsuhide" that textbooks do not teach.]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese).
Toyo Keizai. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^Stephen Turnbull, The Samurai Sourcebook (Cassell & Co., 2000) pp.231–232
^Walton, Timothy (2002). The Spanish Treasure Fleets. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press. p. 80.
ISBN1-56164-049-2.
^Steven J. Reid, "Of bairns and bearded men: James VI and the Ruthven Raid", by Miles Kerr-Peterson and Steven J. Reid, in James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603 (Routledge, 2017), pp. 32-44
^G. V. Lantzeff and R. A. Pierce, Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier, to 1750 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1973)