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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  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.
The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."
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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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