Historical Events In 1576

Jan 12   Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian in the year 1576.  

Jan 19   On this day in history hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 20   On this day in history the Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa.  

Feb 03   Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris in the year 1576.  

Feb 05   Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours in the year 1576.  

Mar 01   On this day in history cocoliztli epidemic of 1576 in Mexico killing 2-2.5 million (50% of population) people  

Mar 05   Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia (died 1644) in the year 1576.  

Apr 27   On this day in history peace of Beaulieu & Paix de Monsieur  

May 01   Stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the year 1576.  

May 14   Dutch Council of State replaced by Council of Beroerten in the year 1576.  

May 17   On this day in history ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized  

May 23   Tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory in the year 1576.  

May 27   Louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44 on this day in history.  

May 29   Spanish army under Mondragón conquerors Zierik sea in the year 1576.  

May 29   On this day in history spanish army under Mondragon conquerors Zierik sea  

May 30   Harada Naomasa, Japanese retainer and samurai on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea on this day in history.  

Jul 11   On this day in history martin Frobisher sights Greenland.  

Jul 26   Muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 27   In the year 1576 titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague  

Sep 21   Girolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Oct 12   On this day in history maximiliaan II, German king/Kaiser (1564-76), dies  

Oct 12   In the year 1576 rudolf II succeeds Maximilian II as arch duke of Austria  

Oct 19   Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht in the year 1576.  

Oct 25   Thomas Weelkes, composer in the year 1576.  

Oct 26   On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

Oct 30   In the year 1576 enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia)  

Nov 04   On this day in history spanish defeat Walloons & take Antwerp Belgium  

Nov 08   Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent on this day in history.  

Dec 03   On this day in history marsilio Casentini, composer  

Dec 04   In the year 1576 rheticus, mathematician, dies  

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Jan 12   Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia (died 1644) was born on this day in history.  

May 17   In the year 1576 birth of ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized  

May 27   On this day in history birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)  

Jun 06   Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 07   In the year 1576 birth of john Marston, English writer (d. 1634)  

Oct 12   On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)  

Oct 25   Thomas Weelkes, composer was born in the year 1576.  

Jan 19   On this day in history hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81  

Feb 10   On this day in history death of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (b. 1532)  

Mar 05   In the year 1576 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70  

May 27   On this day in history death of louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44  

May 30   In the year 1576 death of harada Naomasa, Japanese retainer and samurai  

Aug 15   On this day in history baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies  

Aug 27   In the year 1576 titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague  

Sep 21   Girolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, dies at 74 in the year 1576.