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1577. Whoo.
~~~1578~~~
1579--Spenser publishes The Shepheardes Calender
1580
In the year 1580, 3 little boys devoured the family cat, whereas 152 cats survived attempted eatations.
Little Willy, who ate his sister's favorite tabby one evening, commented the next morning, "Tummy.... ache". This remark has since become a common household phrase.
1582 - William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
1583--The Shakespeares are the parents of a baby girl, Suzanna, and I bow off this stage for the next ten days since I'm going off on vacation. Happy counting folks. :wave:
1584 - Susanna Shakespeare eats the family cat, Yorick. The subsequent inspiration is obvious.
1585 - The prophetic William Shakespeare, foreseeing a day when every detail of his life and career becomes fodder for online game-forums, begins the task of wiping out as many records of his life and career as he can.
1586
Susanna Shakespeare nicknames her favorite doll Sue.
1587
number of stanzas in Rustaveli's poem "King in the tiger skin"
~~~1588~~~
The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.
1589 - Spaniards make a very important, very thoroughly-highlighted note to self not to do that again.
1590
I dunno what's going on above :D