1570
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| Years: 1567 1568 1569 - 1570 - 1571 1572 1573 | |
| Decades: 1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war
- February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas.
- August 8 - The Peace of Saint-Germain ends the Third War of Religion in France. Again, the Huguenots are promised religious freedom and political autonomy.
- Académie française founded
- China, the Voyage in Occident, (Novel)
Births
- April 13 - Guy Fawkes, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator
- September 12 - Henry Hudson, English navigator
- - Hans Lippershey, Dutch lensmaker (approximate date) († 1619)
Deaths
- January 23 - James Stewart, Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland
- The Confucian scholar Yi Hwang (Toegye) of Joseon
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