1571
EventsJanuary 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion.January 23 - The Royal Exchange opens in London. Crimean Tatars from the Crimean Khanate seize and burn Moscow. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School founded in Horncastle October 7 Battle of Lepanto - Spanish, Venetian, and Papal naval forces under Don John of Austria defeat the Turkish fleet of Ali Monizindade Pasha.
BirthsFebruary 15 (possibly) - Michael Praetorius, German composer (perhaps born in 1572) (d. 1621)May 11 - Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyo and retainer (d. 1637)December 27 - Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)Gabrielle d'Estrée, mistress of French king, Henri IV (d. 1599)
DeathsJuly 15 - Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514)Abati, Italian artistTitu_Cusi, Incan Ruler
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