1562 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
January 17, 1562
– France recognizes the Huguenots under the Edict of Saint-Germain.
January 18, 1562
– Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.
March 1, 1562
– 23 Huguenots are massacred by Catholics in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
July 12, 1562
– Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatan, burns the sacred books of the Maya.
Who Were Born On ?
January 12, 1562
– Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1630)
January 13, 1562
– Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)
July 25, 1562
– Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord (d. 1611)
October 4, 1562
– Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (d. 1647)
October 19, 1562
– George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1633)
November 25, 1562
– Félix Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright (d. 1635)