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   In the year 1576 the Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa.  

Feb 03   In the year 1576 henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris  

Feb 05   On this day in history henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours  

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

Mar 31   On this day in history louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia (died 1644)  

Apr 27   In the year 1576 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

May 23   In the year 1576 tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory  

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

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

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

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   Martin Frobisher sights Greenland in the year 1576.  

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

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

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  

Oct 12   Maximiliaan II, German king/Kaiser (1564-76), dies in the year 1576.  

Oct 12   On this day in history 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   Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia) in the year 1576.  

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

Nov 08   On this day in history eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent  

Dec 03   Marsilio Casentini, composer in the year 1576.  

Dec 04   Rheticus, mathematician, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 15   In the year 1576 joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53  

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian  

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

May 17   Ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.  

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   Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born in the year 1576.  

Oct 25   Thomas Weelkes, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

May 30   On this day in history death of harada Naomasa, Japanese retainer and samurai  

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.