1588 in Scotland

none January 2016 January 2016 1588 Events from the year 1588 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents Monarch – James VI Events 6 February – General Assembly of the Church of Scotland called to defend against the Spanish Armada. 12 August – the fleeing Spanish Armada sails past the Firth of Forth, and the English call off their pursuit. Much of the Spanish fleet is destroyed by storms as it sails for home around Scotland and Ireland. On 27 September, El Gran Grifón is wrecked on Fair Isle; and on 5 November the San Juan de Silicia is said to have been destroyed by explosion having sought shelter off Tobermory, Mull.http://www.thesonsofscotland.co.uk/thespanisharmadainscotland.htm The Spanish Armada in Scotland Paisley Tartan Army September 2008 2014-04-10 date unknown – Hamilton Academy founded as a grammar school in Lanarkshire (closed 1972). Births 15 May – John Moore, planter in Ulster (died 1648 in Ireland)Valenziano Laura John Moore (1588-1648) https://sites.google.com/site/valenzianowinchester/home/chambers-family-history/bateman-family-history/quaker-family-history/moore-family-history/john-moore-1588-1648 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140414135656/https://sites.google.com/site/valenzianowinchester/home/chambers-family-history/bateman-family-history/quaker-family-history/moore-family-history/john-moore-1588-1648 2014-04-14 June 2021 David Forrester, divine (died 1633) Deaths Between 1 April & 5 November – George Gordon, bishop of Galloway 16 July – Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray (born c.1540)Stanford - Auden Bicknell https://web.stanford.edu/group/auden/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I28372&ged=auden-bicknell.ged dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151217015142/http://web.stanford.edu/group/auden/cgi-bin/redirectfolder/?pid=I10156&ged=auden-bicknell.ged December 17, 2015 4 August – Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus (born 1555) 4 November – Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis See also Timeline of Scottish history References 1588 Category:Years of the 16th century in Scotland Scotland