Historical Events In 1569

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   On this day in history birth of ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622)   

Apr 03   Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

Oct 18   Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born in the year 1569.   

Nov 11   Martin Ruland the Younger, German physician and alchemist (d. 1611) was born in the year 1569.   

Nov 16   On this day in history birth of paul Sartorius, composer   

Nov 27   Ottavio Vernizzi, composer was born in the year 1569.   

Jan 20   Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1569 mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at 50   

Mar 13   Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies in the year 1569.   

May 10   Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer died on this day in history.   

May 16   Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr died in the year 1569.   

May 27   In the year 1569 francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies   

Sep 05   In the year 1569 pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44   

Oct 09   Vladimir of Staritsa, Russian prince (b. 1533) died on this day in history.