Jan 11   1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St Paul's Cathedral   

Jan 11   The inaugural recorded lottery in England is drawn at St Paul's Cathedral.   

Jan 20   Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80   

Feb 07   King Philip II forms inquistion in South America.   

Feb 20   Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at 50   

Mar 13   Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots   

Mar 13   Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies.   

Mar 20   Duke van Alva leads "tenth penning" in Ponts the Cé.   

Apr 03   Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer   

Apr 10   Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange and Anna of Saxon   

May 10   Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer   

May 16   Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr.   

May 27   Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies   

Jul 01   Latvia Parliament accept Union of Lublin, incorporate into Poland.   

Aug 27   Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane.   

Aug 31   Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India.   

Sep 05   Pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44.   

Oct 01   Duke of Norfolk arrested.   

Oct 03   Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots   

Nov 09   Catholic uprising under Northumberland and Westmoreland.   

Nov 16   Paul Sartorius, composer   

Nov 27   Ottavio Vernizzi, composer.   

Nov 28   Duke of Alva forces bishop Nicolaas van Nieuwland of Haarlem to resign.   

Dec 15   Westmoreland flees to Scotland   

Dec 18   Jakob Hassler, composer   

Dec 23   St Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible   

Dec 23   St Philip, metropolitan of Moscow, martyred by Ivan the Terrible   

Dec 30   Georg Quitschreiber, composer.   

Mar 28   Ranuccio i farnese: Duke of parma   

Apr 03   Giovanni battista massarengo: Composer   

Apr 10   Emilia van nassau: Daughter of willem of orange & anna of saxon   

Aug 31   Djehangir/jahangir: Great mogol of india   

Oct 18   Giambattista marini: Italian poet   

Nov 11   Martin ruland the younger: German physician and alchemist   

Nov 16   Paul sartorius: Composer   

Nov 27   Ottavio vernizzi: Composer   

Jan 20   Miles coverdale: English bible translator great bible,    

Feb 20   Mark van vaernewijck: Flemish nobleman/politician,    

Mar 13   Lodewijk condé: French prince/co-leader of hugenot,   

May 10   Juan the avila: Spanish minister/writer   

May 16   Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

May 27   Francois de coligny: French general (jarnac),    

Sep 05   Pieter bruegel: South netherlands painter,   

Oct 09   Vladimir of staritsa: Russian prince (b. 1533)