Historical Events
- Jun 7 England declares war on France
- Aug 3 Dutch States-General meet at Valenciennes
- Aug 10 Battle of St Quentin in Picardy: Lamoraal, Count of Egmont and Philibert, Duke of Savoy (Spanish Empire) beat the Duke of Montmorency (France)
- Sep 11 Catholic & Lutheran theology debated in Worms
- Dec 3 1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form
Famous People Born in 1557
- Jan 1 István Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606)
- Feb 11 John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist
- Feb 15 Alfonso Fontanelli, Italian composer (Ferrara school), born in Reggio nell'Emilia (d. 1622)
- Feb 24 Matthias, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19), born in Vienna, Austria
- May 5 Emanuel Philibert de Lalaing, Baron of Montigny and Marquis of Renty, born in Valenciennes, France (d. 1590)
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