Events in History Sep 4 Catholic rebellion in Scotland Birthdays in History Sep 29 Caravaggio [Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio], Italian painter, (Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy), born in Milan [d. 1610] [date disputed] Deaths in History Sep 4 Matthew Stuart, Earl of Lennox, regent of Scotland for his grandson King James VI, shot and killed during a skirmish in Stirling at 54 Sep 23 John Jewel, English bishop, dies at 49 1570 Pure History by Year 1572 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists