What happened 1578 AD

According to some historians, the first celebration of Thanksgiving in North America occurred during the 1578 voyage of Martin Frobisher from England in search of the Northwest Passage. Other researchers, however, state that "there is no compelling narrative of the origins of the Canadian Thanksgiving day".

The King of Portugal, Sebastiaan, died in a battle at about 24.

The consort of Mary I of Scotland was the 4th Earl of Bothwell, James Hepburn.