Freedom of Religion
Jan 11 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian nobility freedom of religion
Event of Interest
Jan 23 Queen Elizabeth I of England opens Royal Exchange in London
Kepler Calculates his Conception
May 16 German astronomer Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM
- May 19 Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founds Manilla in the Philippines
Lepanto – The Battle That Saved Europe
Oct 7 Battle of Lepanto: Holy League of southern European nations formed by Pope Pius V destroy an Ottoman fleet in a significant loss off Western Greece
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V