Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Events and Trends 1541 Hernando de Soto is the first European to see the Mississippi River. ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s - 1550s - 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s Years: 1550 1551 1552 1553 1554 1555 1556 1557 1558 1559 1560 Events and Trends Categories: 1550s ... Events and Trends In 1564 William Shakespeare was born. ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s Years: 1570 1571 1572 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 Significant Events and Trends Transition from the Muromachi to the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan Categories: 1570s ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s - 1580s - 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s Years: 1580 1581 1582 1583 1584 1585 1586 1587 1588 1589 1590 Events and Trends The beginnings of the Golden Age of Literature in England Categories: 1580s ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s Years: 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 Events and Trends Categories: 1590s ... Events and Trends November 5, 1605 - The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

Events

• January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war
• February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis
• May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas.
• August 8 - The Peace of Saint-Germain ends the Third War of Religion in France. Again, the Huguenots are promised religious freedom and political autonomy.
• Académie française founded
• China, the Voyage in Occident, (Novel)

January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a very public manner In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. ... James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Saint Pius V, né Antonio Ghislieri, from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri (January 17, 1504 - May 1, 1572) was pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a saint of the Catholic Church. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Regnans in Excelsis was a Papal bull issued on February 25, 1570 by Pope Pius V declaring Elizabeth I to be a heretic and releasing all her subjects from any allegiance. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Abraham Ortelius. ... For other meanings of Atlas, see Atlas (disambiguation). ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between the Catholic League and the Huguenots from the middle of the sixteenth century to the Edict of Nantes in 1598. ... The Académie française, or French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. ...

Births

• January 22 - Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician (died 1631)
• April 13 - Guy Fawkes, English conspirator (died 1606)
• June 13 - Paul Peuerl, German organist (died 1625)
• October 4 - Peter Pazmany, Hungarian cardinal and statesman (d. 1637)
• November 28 - James Whitelocke, English judge (died 1632)
• Diego Aduarte, Prior of Manila (died 1637)
• Robert Ayton, Scottish poet (died 1638)
• John Cooper, English composer and lutenist (died 1626)
• John Farmer, English composer (died 1601)
• Simon Grahame, English adventurer (died 1614)
• Nakagawa Hidenari, Japanese daimyo (died 1612)
• Hans Lippershey, Dutch lensmaker (died 1619)
• Asprilio Pacelli, Italian Baroque composer (died 1623)
• Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (died 1655)
• Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer (died 1630)
• John Smyth, English Baptist minister (died 1612)

January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Portrait of Robert Cotton, commissioned 1626 and attributed to Cornelius Johnson (or Janssen), (1593-1661). ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... Guy Fawkes Guido Fawkes (April 13, 1570—January 31, 1606), most commonly called Guy Fawkes, was a member of the group of Roman Catholic conspirators who attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Paul Peuerl (baptised June 13, 1570, died after 1625) was a German organist, organ builder, renovator and repairer, and composer of instrumental music. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... Peter Pazmany (October 4, 1570- March 19, 1637), Hungarian cardinal and statesman. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir James Whitelocke (November 28, 1570 - June 22, 1632), English judge, was the son of Richard Whitelocke, a London merchant. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Diego Aduarte (1570-1637) Spanish historian, born at Saragossa. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Sir Robert Ayton (1570 - 1638) was a Scottish poet. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... John Cooper (around 1570 - 1626), also known as Giovanni Coprario or Coperario, was an English composer, viol player and lutenist. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... John Farmer (1570? – 1605) was an English composer, mainly of madrigals. ... Bold textItalic textLink titlelink title // Headline text Media:Example. ... Simon Grahame or Simion (1570 - 1614), born in Edinburgh, led a dissolute life as a traveller, soldier, and courtier on the Continent. ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... Nakagawa Hidenari (中川 秀成; 1570 – September 9, 1612) was a daimyo in the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Hans Lippershey (1570(?)-1619) was a Dutch lensmaker, credited with creating and disseminating designs for the first practical telescope. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... Asprilio Pacelli (1570-1623) was an Italian Baroque composer. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Girolamo Rainaldi (1570 - 1655, Rome) was an Italian architect in the Mannerist style. ... Events New Sweden (Delaware) attacked and captured by Dutch forces. ... Salamone Rossi (about 1570 – about 1630) was an Italian violinist and composer of the Jewish faith. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... John Smyth (1570 - c. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ...

Deaths

• January 8 - Philibert de l'Orme, French architect (born 1510)
• January 23 - James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland (assassinated)
• October 1 - Frans Floris, Flemish painter (born 1520)
• October 18 - Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (b. 1517)
• November 27 - Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (born 1486)
• François Bonivard, Swiss patriot and historian (born 1496)
• Paris Bordone, Venetian painter (born 1495)
• Jacques Grévin, French dramatist (born 1539)
• Yi Hwang, Korean Confucian scholar (born 1501)
• Aonio Paleario, Italian humanist and reformer (born 1500)
• Francesco Primaticcio, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor (born 1504)
• Tomás de Santa María, Spanish music theorist
• Zofia Tarnowska, Polish noblewoman (born 1534)
• Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi, Russian diplomat