What happened in 1572?
Battle of Molodi, Siege of Haarlem and Siege of La Rochelle — among 58 events recorded in 1572.
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Wars & Conflicts 14
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Battle of Molodi
1572 battle
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Siege of Haarlem
1572–1573 siege in the Northern Netherlands
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Capture of Brielle
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Siege of La Rochelle
Siege of 1573
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Relief of Goes
1572 battle of the Eighty Years' War
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Siege of Mons
1572 siege
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Siege of Futamata
1572 siege
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Siege of Iwamura Castle
1572 battle in Japan
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Spanish Fury at Mechelen
1572 sack
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Siege of Middelburg
1572 siege
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Battle of Kizaki
1572 battle
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Siege of Navarino
1572 military engagement between Holy league and Ottomans
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Siege of Sancerre
1572 siege
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St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
Massacre of the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) by the French government, 1572
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Blois
1572 treaty between England and France
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People 23
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Miguel López de Legazpi died
16th-century Spanish conquistador, navigator, and colonial governor
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Pius V died
16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint, leading Counter‑Reformation reformer
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Pierre de la Place died
16th-century French Huguenot martyr
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Petrus Ramus died
French philosopher
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Rafael Bombelli died
Italian mathematician
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Girolamo Maggi died
Italian scholar and scientist
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Cosimo Bartoli died
Italian diplomat, mathematician, philologist and humanist
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Johannes Buteo died
Circa 1492-circa 1572
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Mem de Sá died
Brazilian politician
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Juan Cano de Saavedra died
Spanish conquistador
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Francisco de Montejo died
Spanish conqueror (1514-1572)
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Giovanni Sallustio Peruzzi died
Italian architect
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Johannes Kepler born
Born in Weil der Stadt. German mathematician and astronomer (1571–1630).
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John Donne born
Born in London. English poet and cleric (1572-1631).
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Ben Jonson born
Born in Westminster. English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637).
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Thomas Dekker born
Born in London. English dramatist and pamphleteer.
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Sigismund II Augustus died
Died in Knyszyn. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
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Jeanne d'Albret died
Died in Paris. Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572 (1528-1572).
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John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg born
Born in Halle (Saale). Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
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Longqing Emperor died
Died in Beijing. 13th Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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Catherine of Austria died
Died in Linz. Queen of Poland (1533-1572).
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Susenyos born
Born in Gojjam. Emperor of Ethiopia.
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Nef'i born
Born in Pasinler district. Turkish poet.
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Science & Technology 1
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University of Pont-à-Mousson
Former French university
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Francis Drake's expedition of 1572–1573
1572–1573 English expedition in the Caribbean Sea
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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1572 papal conclave
Papal conclave convoked after the death of Pius V
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Al-Shorafaa Mosque
Mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco
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Behram Pasha Mosque
Ottoman mosque
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Basílica de la Virgen de la Encina de Ponferrada
Church building in Ponferrada, Spain
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Corpus Christi church in Jarosław
Church building in Jarosław, Poland
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Marikina Church
Roman Catholic church in Marikina, Philippines
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Shōsen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Himonya, Japan
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Economy & Trade 1
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Herzog August Library
Library in Wolfenbüttel, Germany
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Massacre of Naarden
Spanish war crime in the Netherlands
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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Klara Church
Church in central Stockholm, Sweden
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San Gregorio Armeno
Church
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San Pietro in Banchi, Genoa
Church building in Genoa, Italy
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Madonna di Loreto, Spoleto
Church building in Spoleto, Italy
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Fort of Santiago do Outão
Fortress in Setúbal, Portugal
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Bath Abbey
Church building in Bath, Somerset, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 3
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Neo-Inca State dissolved
Neo-Inca State ceased to exist, having been centered at Vilcabamba.
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Duchy of Bielsko founded
Duchy of Bielsko was founded.
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Saxe-Weimar founded
Saxe-Weimar was founded, with its capital at Weimar.
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