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.[1]
date unknown –
Hamilton Academy founded as a grammar school in Lanarkshire (closed
1972).