What happened in 1576?
37 recorded events in 1576, including 13 in people, 8 in architecture & engineering and 8 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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Battle of Haldighati
1576 battle of the Mughal-Rajput Wars
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Capture of Fez
Capture of Fez by Ottoman forces in 1576
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Siege of Mitsuji
1576 attack on the fortress in Osaka, Japan
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Siege of Nanao
1577 siege
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Battle of Raj Mahal
Battle that took place between the Mughal Empire and the Karrani Dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bengal in the 16th century
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Battles of Kizugawaguchi
1576 sieges of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji
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Siege of Takabaru
1576 siege
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Battle of Hadiya
1576 battle
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People 13
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Gerolamo Cardano died
Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer (1501-1576)
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Aloysius Lilius died
Italian astronomer
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Nicola Vicentino died
Italian composer and music theoretician
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Vincenzo Danti died
Italian sculptor (1530-1576)
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Conrad Haas died
Austrian military engineer (1509–1576)
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Adam de Craponne died
French engineer
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Juan de Salcedo died
Spanish conquistador
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Juan Ortiz de Zárate died
Spanish explorer
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James Alday died
16th century English navigator, explorer and privateer
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Hans Sachs died
German meistersinger ("mastersinger"), poet, playwright and shoemaker (1494–1576)
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Josquin Baston died
Dutch composer
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Mathieu Béroalde died
French calvinist writer (1520-1576)
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Pietro Catena died
Italian astronomer
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Science & Technology 1
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University of Helmstedt
University
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Baffin Island
Largest Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada
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Campo del Cielo
Meteorite discovered in the province of Chaco, Argentina
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Madonna del Bagno
Church / sanctuary in Pergo, Cortona
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Architecture & Engineering 8
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Uraniborg
Observatory constructed by Tycho Brahe
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Church of St Catherine of Italy, Valletta
Church building in Valletta, Malta
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Santa Maria della Catena
Church building in Naples, Italy
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Liplje Monastery
Orthodox monastery near Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Lovnica Monastery
Serbian Orthodox monastery
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San Tomaso in Terramara Church
Church in Milan, Italy
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Santi Materno e Lucia (complex)
Church building in Lecco, Italy
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Palacio de Fabio Nelli
Cultural property in Valladolid, Spain
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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The Theatre
An Elizabethan playhouse located in Shoreditch, London (1576-1598)
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Empires & Countries 3
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Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen founded
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was founded, with its capital at Sigmaringen.
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Sultanate of Bengal dissolved
Sultanate of Bengal ceased to exist.
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Hohenzollern-Hechingen founded
Hohenzollern-Hechingen was founded, with its capital at Hechingen.
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