Date | Event |
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Jan 5 |
William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe |
Jan 27 |
Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno |
Mar 1 |
The Uppsala Synod is summoned to confirm the exact forms of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. |
Mar 23 |
English Congressionalist Henry Barrow accused of slander |
May 18 |
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. |
Jun 22 |
Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Turks. |
Jun 28 |
Earl Mauritius conquerors Geertruidenberg |
Jul 25 |
France's Protestant King Henri IV converts to Roman Catholic faith |
Oct 24 |
Alleged teleportation of Spanish soldier Gil Perez from the Philippines to Mexico |
Dec 15 |
State of Holland grants patent on windmill with crankshaft |
Dec 24 |
Storm hits Texel: 40 ships hit, 500 killed |
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