May1576

May 1576 in History

Events in History

May 14 Dutch Council of State replaced by Council of Beroerten

Historic Event

May 23 Tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory

Tycho Brahe — Astronomer Tycho Brahe

May 29 Spanish army under Cristóbal de Mondragón conquers Zierik sea

Birthdays in History

May 17 Ferdinand van Apshoven the Older, Flemish painter, baptized in Antwerp
May 27 Caspar Schoppe, German scholar and controversialist, born in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany (d. 1649)

Weddings in History

May 1 Stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Deaths in History

May 27 Louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44
May 30 Harada Naomasa, Japanese retainer and samurai

Historical Figures

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