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whoops, my bad! Thanks, HWL!

1575 - University of Leiden Netherlands opens

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1574 - Manila gains cityhood.

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Cool, a tidbit of Philippine history. Thanks FK laugh

1573 - Battle of South Seas - Dutch rebels beat Spanish navy

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1572 - Pope Gregory XIII succeeds Pope Pius V as the 226th pope.

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1571 - Manila is founded by the Spanish

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1570 - Abraham Ortelius publishes Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas, in Antwerp.


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1569 - 1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St. Paul's Cathedral

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1568 - Queen Elizabeth I of England arrests Mary, Queen of Scots.

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1567 - The second War of Religion in France breaks out.

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1566 - Pope Pius V expels all the prostitutes from Rome.

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1565 - Miguel Lopez de Legazpi claims Cebu and Manila (in the Philippines) for Spain

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1564 - Birth of Galileo and probably birth year of William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.


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1563 - the prospering Kingdom of Dapitan in Bohol is abandoned for fear of Portuguese forces. That same year, the Portugeuse would plunder Bohol and surrounding islands, and enslave over 1000 inhabitants

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1562 - Maximilian of Bohemia is elected King of the Romans.

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1561 - the 19-year-old Prince Srisin of Ayuthhaya (in modern day Thailand), who was ousted from the throne by his natural mother, mounted a rebellion on King Chakrapat. He was killed by the men of Prince Mahin, son of King Chakrapat.

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1560 - A total eclipse of the sun is observable in Europe.

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1559 - Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey

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1558 - Mary, Queen of Scots, marries Francis II of France.

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1557 - 1st Russian Embassy opens in London, Russia and U.K. sign trade agreement

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^^ This surely refers to a trade agreement between Russia and England. The U.S. did not exist in 1557.

1556 - The deadliest earthquake in history hits Shaangxi province, China, killing perhaps 830,000.


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^^ edited above above - that'll teach me to copy pasre

1555 - Spanish law declares that universities be established for Philippine natives. Schools would teach religious doctrines, art, music, reading, writing and arithmetic

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1554 - São Paulo, Brazil is founded.

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1553 - Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England

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1552 - Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru.

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1551 - San Marcos University in Lima Peru, opens

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