Page 2: Historical Events In 1574

Oct 28   Prince Willem van Orange installs university   

Nov 22   Discovery of the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile   

Dec 12   Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

Dec 13   Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74), dies at 50   

Dec 15   Samuel Besler, composer   

Dec 26   Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50.   

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Jan 09   Christoph buel: Composer   

Jan 17   Robert fludd: Composer   

Jan 23   Lucas i franchoys: Belgian painter   

Mar 05   William oughtred: England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

Mar 07   John wilbye: Composer   

May 07   Innocent x: [giambattista pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)   

Jul 01   Joseph hall: English bishop and writer   

Jul 08   Giovanni battista stefanini: Composer   

Jan 30   Damião de góis: Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502)   

Mar 05   Philip of saint-aldegonde: Flem viceroy holland/zealand/utrecht,   

Apr 14   Christoffel palts: German general strategist,    

Apr 17   Joachim camerarius: [liebhard kammerer], german philologist,    

Apr 21   Cosimo d' medici: Italian duke of toscane,    

May 14   Guru amar das: Third sikh guru (b. 1479)   

May 30   Charles ix: King of france (1560-74),    

Jun 27   Giorgio vasari: Italian painter and architect (b. 1511)