What Happened In 1570 - Historical Events 1570

Historical Events for the Year 1570

23rd January » James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.
25th February » Pope Pius V Excommunication e.g excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England.
20th May » Cartography or Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', the first modern atlas.
10th September » Spanish Society of Jesus known as Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.

22nd January » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English politician, founded the Cotton library (d. 1631)
13th April » Guy Fawkes, English soldier, planned the Gunpowder Plot (d. 1606)
22nd May » John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1605)
19th August » Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1630)
4th October » Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal (d. 1637)
28th November » James Whitelocke, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (d. 1632)

23rd January » James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Scottish son of James V of Scotland (b. 1531)
3rd July » Aonio Paleario, Italian academic and reformer (b. 1500)
1st October » Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
18th October » Manuel da Nóbrega, Portuguese-Brazilian priest and missionary (b. 1517)
20th October » João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)
27th November » Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1486)
5th December » Johan Friis, Danish politician (b. 1494)