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Who Was Alive in 1588

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1588

Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 55
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 48
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 46
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 45
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 42
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 41
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote
Francis Bacon
Francis BaconAge 27
1561–1626 · Philosophy & Thought
Philosopher of the scientific method
Galileo Galilei
Galileo GalileiAge 24
1564–1642 · Science & Invention
Father of modern observational astronomy
William Shakespeare
William ShakespeareAge 24
1564–1616 · Literature
Greatest playwright in the English language
Caravaggio
CaravaggioAge 17
1571–1610 · Art
Revolutionary Baroque painter
Johannes Kepler
Johannes KeplerAge 17
1571–1630 · Science & Invention
Laws of planetary motion
Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul RubensAge 11
1577–1640 · Art
Flemish Baroque painter

Also Born in 1588

1588–1679 · born April 5
English philosopher and political theorist (1588–1679)
1588–1648 · born September 8
French polymath (1588–1648)

Also Died in 1588

1490–1588 · died July 17
16th-century Ottoman chief architect and civil engineer
1528–1588 · died April 19
Italian Renaissance painter (1528–1588)
1532–1588 · died September 4
English statesman and royal favourite (1532–1588)

Notable World Events in 1588

Sources

  1. 1588 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Elizabeth I — Wikipedia
  3. Francis Drake — Wikipedia
  4. Akbar — Wikipedia
  5. Tokugawa Ieyasu — Wikipedia
  6. Tycho Brahe — Wikipedia
  7. Miguel de Cervantes — Wikipedia
  8. Francis Bacon — Wikipedia
  9. Galileo Galilei — Wikipedia
  10. William Shakespeare — Wikipedia
  11. Caravaggio — Wikipedia
  12. Johannes Kepler — Wikipedia
  13. Peter Paul Rubens — Wikipedia
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