1570 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
January 23, 1570
– 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.
February 25, 1570
– Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England.
May 20, 1570
– Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas.
November 2, 1570
– A tsunami in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1,000 people.
Who Were Born On ?
January 22, 1570
– Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician (d. 1631)
April 13, 1570
– Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)
October 4, 1570
– Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal (d. 1637)
November 28, 1570
– James Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632)