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| Years: 1572 1573 1574 - 1575 - 1576 1577 1578 | |
| Decades: 1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims
- February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont
- August 5 - Henry Sidney is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
- October 10 - Battle of Dormans: Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
- The Fifth War of Religion erupts in France.
- Stephen Báthory becomes king of Poland.
- Edmund Grindal succeeds Matthew Parker as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Francisco De Obando Y Mexia becomes Governor of Puerto Rico.
- William I of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon.
- Portugal founds the city of Luanda in Angola.
- William I of Orange founds the University of Leiden.
- Queen Elizabeth I of England grants a monopoly on producing printed sheet music to Thomas Tallis and William Byrd.
- Abraham Ortelius becomes geographer to Philip II of Spain.
- First known self-portrait is painted by Nicholas Hilliard.
Births
- May 30 - Diego Salcedo, Spanish bishop (d. 1644)
- November 4 - Guido Reni, Italian painter (b. 1642)
- Jakob Böhme, German mystic (d. 1624)
- Arbella Stuart, Duchess of Somerset (d. 1615)
- Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford (d. 1632)
Deaths
- February 21 - Claude, son of Henry II of France
- March 11 - Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer
- March 24 - Yosef Karo, Jewish jurist
- May 17 - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1504)
- September 17 - Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer
- Constantio Varoli, Italian anatomist
- James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran