Notable Historical Events - 1570
1570 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 2 |
Tsar Ivan the Terrible's march to Novgorod begins |
Jan 4 |
Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew" |
Jan 9 |
Tsar Ivan the Terrible kills 1000-2000 residents of Novgorod |
Jan 23 |
Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out |
Feb 25 |
Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth I, absolves her subjects from allegiance |
Feb 28 |
Anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas |
Mar 4 |
King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students |
Apr 14 |
Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits |
Apr 24 |
Battles between Spanish troops & followers of sultan Suleiman |
May 10 |
Tsar Ivan IV becomes Protestant |
May 22 |
1st atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' (Theatre of the World), published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp with 70 maps |
Jul 25 |
Battle at Arnay-le-Duc Bourgundy: Huguenots-French government army |
Aug 8 |
Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for huguenots |
Aug 16 |
King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II |
Nov 1 |
All Saints Flood, tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland; killing more than 1,000 people. |
Dec 9 |
The Geuzen (a confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein |
Dec 13 |
Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin |
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