Historical Events In 1571

Jan 03   Joachim II Hector, elector (Brandenburg), dies at 65.   

Jan 11   Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion   

Jan 21   John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam).   

Jan 22   Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician   

Jan 23   Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange in London.   

Jan 23   The Royal Exchange, in London, is founded.   

Feb 14   Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

Feb 15   Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music).   

Mar 19   Spanish troops occupy Manila.   

Mar 25   Catholic Italian businessman Roberto Ridolfi leaves Enngeland.   

Apr 06   John Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician.   

May 16   Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4 37 AM.   

May 16   Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM   

May 19   Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines   

May 20   Venice, Spain and Pope Pius form anti-Turkish Saint League   

Jun 01   John Story, English Catholic.   

Jun 07   Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer, dies at 68.   

Jul 16   Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized   

Aug 08   John Ward, composer.   

Sep 04   Catholic coup in Scotland   

Sep 04   Earl of Lennox, regent of Scotland, murdered.   

Oct 04   -13] Synod of Emden   

Oct 04   Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60.   

Oct 07   Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle   

Oct 07   Battle at Lepanto: Saint League (Spain and Italy) destroys Turkish fleet   

Oct 07   Turkish fleet defeated by Spanish and Italians in Battle of Lepanto.   

Nov 24   Jan Blahoslav, Czech bishop, dies at 48   

Dec 09   Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect.   

Dec 27   Johannes Kepler, German astronomer who stated that planets circle the Sun is born   

Jan 09   Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician   

Feb 15   On this day in history birth of michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music)   

May 11   Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born in the year 1571.   

Aug 08   On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

Sep 28   Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610) was born in the year 1571.   

Jan 03   Joachim II Hector, elector (Brandenburg), dies at 65 in the year 1571.   

Jan 09   In the year 1571 death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)   

Feb 12   On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

Feb 14   In the year 1571 benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

Apr 06   John Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician died in the year 1571.   

Jun 01   In the year 1571 death of john Story, English Catholic   

Jun 07   On this day in history pier Francesco Corteccia, composer, dies at 68   

Jul 15   In the year 1571 death of shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514)