1585
Chocolate is introduced to Europe commercially.
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1585
Chocolate is introduced to Europe commercially.
1584
Sir Walter Raleigh establishes the second English Colony in "old" Virginia (North Carolina).
1583
Toyotomi Hideyoshi commences construction of Osaka Castle in Japan.
1582
In Stratford-upon-Avon, 18 year-old William Shakespeare and 26 year-old Anne Hathaway pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license
1581
The English Parliament outlaws Roman Cathlolicism
1580
July 12 - The Ostrog Bible, the first complete printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.
1579
The Union of Atrecht unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain.
1578
Sonam Gyrso receives the title of "Talaļ" from prince Atlan Khan and becomes the third Dalai Lama
1577
Sir Francis Drake begins his round-the-world voyage.
1576
English navigator Martin Frobisher, on his search for the Northwest Passage, enters the bay now named after him.
1575
The bubonic plague decimates Venice
Funny how I'm reading a book on the plague!
1574
Manila gains cityhood.
1573
August 27 - Oda Nobunaga drives the 15th Ashikaga shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki out of Kyoto, effectively destroying the Ashikaga shogunate and historically ending the Muromachi period. The Azuchi-Momoyama period of Japan begins.
1572
End of the Muromachi period in Japan.
1571
Moscow is burnt by the Crimean army under Devlet I Giray.