Dashed left edge = started before July 1584 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond July 1584
Events in July 1584 2
1533 – 1584William I of OrangeWilliam the SilentWilliam the Silent led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule and became the founding father of the Netherlands.
1584Assassination of William of OrangeThe father of the fatherlandWilliam the Silent, leader of the revolt, is shot dead in Delft by Balthasar Gérard — the first head of state assassinated with a handgun. He is remembered as the Vader des Vaderlands.