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What Happened In August 1572 In History

Historical Events for August, 1572

  • 18th » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry IV of France Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestantism Protestants and Catholic Church Catholics.

Famous Deaths for August 1572

  • 20th » Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1502)
  • 22nd » Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (b. 1528)
  • 24th » Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (b. 1519)
  • 24th » Charles de Téligny, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1535)
  • 26th » Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (b. 1515)

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