1580 in France
Years in France: | 1577 1578 1579 1580 1581 1582 1583 |
Centuries: | 15th century · 16th century · 17th century |
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Years: | 1577 1578 1579 1580 1581 1582 1583 |
Events from the year 1580 in France
Incumbents
Events
- March 1 – Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. They are published later the same year.
Births
- April 24 – Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint (d. 1660)
- September 15 – Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (d. 1659)
- December 1 – Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)
- date unknown
- Pierre Vernier, French mathematician and instrument inventor (d. 1637)
- Benjamin, Duke of Soubise, French Huguenot leader (d. 1642)
Deaths
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