Historical Events In 1576

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

Jan 19   Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1576.  

Jan 20   The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa in the year 1576.  

Feb 03   Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1576.  

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

Apr 27   Peace of Beaulieu & Paix de Monsieur in the year 1576.  

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

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

May 17   Ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized in the year 1576.  

May 23   Tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory on this day in history.  

May 27   Louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44 in the year 1576.  

May 29   Spanish army under Mondragón conquerors Zierik sea on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 02   Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea in the year 1576.  

Jul 11   Martin Frobisher sights Greenland on this day in history.  

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

Aug 15   Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies in the year 1576.  

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   Maximiliaan II, German king/Kaiser (1564-76), dies in the year 1576.  

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   On this day in history thomas Weelkes, composer  

Oct 26   In the year 1576 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

Oct 30   Enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia) on this day in history.  

Nov 04   Spanish defeat Walloons & take Antwerp Belgium in the year 1576.  

Nov 08   In the year 1576 eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent  

Dec 03   Marsilio Casentini, composer in the year 1576.  

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   In the year 1576 birth of louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia (died 1644)  

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

May 27   Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born in the year 1576.  

Jun 06   In the year 1576 birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)  

Oct 07   John Marston, English writer (d. 1634) was born in the year 1576.  

Oct 12   Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 25   In the year 1576 birth of thomas Weelkes, composer  

Jan 19   Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1576.  

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

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

May 27   Louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44 died in the year 1576.  

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

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

Aug 27   Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1576 girolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, dies at 74