January 31 Catholic League disjoins April 17 Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais May 18 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya May 26 England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain June 22 Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java June 30 English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz July 5 English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz July 17 At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya August 3 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) August 9 Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond September 5 Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java September 7 Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java October 24 Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary and Germany October 25 Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland October 31 English/French/Dutch delegates sign anti-Spanish "Drievoudig Covenant" November 29 King Philip II devalues Spanish currency December 22 Ferryboat Meuniers crashes in Paris, 150 die
