This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1586.
Events
New books
Prose
Drama
Poetry
See also 1586 in poetry
Births
Deaths
- March 20 â Richard Maitland, Scottish statesman and historian (born 1496)
- April 8 â Martin Chemnitz, German Lutheran theologian (born 1522)
- June 1 â MartÃÂn de Azpilcueta, Spanish theologian (born 1491)
- June 28 â PrimoÃ
¾ Trubar, author of first printed book in Slovene (born 1508)
- August 1 â Richard Maitland, Scottish poet (born 1496)
- September 20 â Chidiock Tichborne, English poet and conspirator (executed, born 1558)
- October 17 â Sir Philip Sidney, English poet and critic (of wounds, born 1554)
- Unknown dates
- Antonio AgustÃÂn y Albanell, Spanish historian (born 1516)
- Birbal, Indian poet and wit (born 1528)
- Giulio Cesare Brancaccio, Italian writer and entertainer (born 1515)
- Sur (Surdas), Hindu devotional poet (born between 1478 and 1483)
References