January 15, 1582 Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic January 23, 1582 John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) January 28, 1582 John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) February 19, 1582 Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant February 24, 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar March 18, 1582 Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched March 18, 1582 Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp April 1, 1582 Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter April 1, 1582 Thomas Simpson, composer April 3, 1582 French van Valois honored as duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen April 8, 1582 Phienas Fletcher, poet May 1, 1582 Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer May 5, 1582 Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies June 20, 1582 Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines June 26, 1582 Johannes Schultz, composer July 22, 1582 Willem van Orange moves from Antwerp to Delft August 22, 1582 King James IV of Scotland captured August 23, 1582 French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders October 4, 1582 Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states October 4, 1582 Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies