1571 e.v.

Martin Luther was meant by Laurence to try and reform the Catholic Church, but it inadvertently sparked the Protestant Reformation.
Using mercury in the silver extraction process dramatically increases the output of the Potosí mine; thus begins the great silver flow that links the New and Old Worlds.
The Swedish Church Ordinance 1571 creates the first complete order of the Protestant Swedish church. The church ordinance also includes a chapter about schooling, in which all children in the cities, regardless of sex, are to be given elementary schooling.
Taipalsaari is founded.
Henry Ainsworth, English Nonconformist clergyman and scholar, is born (will die in 1622). William Bedell, Anglican churchman, is born (will die in 1642). Charles Butler, English beekeeper and philologist, is born (will die in 1647). Thomas Storer, English poet, is born (will die in 1604). Thomas Wintour, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator, is born (will die in 1606)
Willem Blaeu, Dutch cartographer, is born (will die in 1638). Frederick de Houtman, Dutch explorer, is born (will die in 1627). Paulus Moreelse, Dutch painter, is born (will die in 1638)
Esther Inglis, British-born French calligrapher, is born (will die in 1624)
Lucrezia Marinella, Italian poet and author, is born (will die in 1653). Alessandro Peretti di Montalto, Venetian cardinal, is born (will die in 1623)
Hugh Roe O'Donnell, Irish chieftain and rebel, is born (will die in 1603)
Aleksander Ostrogski, Polish nobleman, is born (will die in 1603). Jan Tarło, Polish noble, dies.
Titu Cusi, Incan ruler, dies (was born in 1529)
Anna Vigfúsdóttir á Stóru-Borg, Icelandic landowner, dies
Setthathirath, Laotian king of Lan Na and Lan Xang, dies (was born in 1534)
== January ==
=== 3rd ===
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, dies (was born in 1505)
=== 9th ===
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, French soldier in Habsburg service, is born (will die in 1621). Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer, dies (was born in 1510)
=== 11th ===
The Austrian nobility are granted freedom of religion.
=== 13th ===
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, dies (was born in 1513)
=== 19th ===
Paris Bordone, Venetian painter, dies (was born in 1495)
=== 23rd ===
The Royal Exchange opens in London, England.
=== 27th ===
Abbas I of Safavid, Shah of Iran, is born (will die in 1629)
== February ==
=== 4th–9th ===
The Spanish Jesuit missionaries of the Ajacán Mission, established on the Virginia Peninsula of North America in 1570, are massacred by local Native Americans.
=== 12th ===
Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician, dies (was born in 1515)
=== 13th ===
Benvenuto Cellini, Italian artist, dies (was born in 1500)
=== 15th ===
Michael Praetorius, German composer and writer on music, is born (will die in 1621)
== March ==
=== 6th ===
Tsukahara Bokuden, Japanese swordsman, dies (was born in 1489)
=== 14th ===
John Sigismund Zápolya, King of Hungary, dies (was born in 1540)
=== 18th ===
The Order of the Knights of Saint John transfers the capitol of Malta, from Birgu to Valletta.
=== 21st ===
Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant, dies (was born in 1517)
Hans Asper, Swiss painter, dies (was born in 1499)
=== 31st ===
Pietro Aldobrandini, Italian cardinal, archbishop, is born (will die in 1621)
== April ==
=== 6th ===
John Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician, dies (was born in 1511)
=== 17th ===
Adam Contzen, German economist, is born (will die in 1635)
=== 22nd ===
Giovanni Branca, Italian architect and engineer, is born (will die in 1645)
=== 24th ===
Sur Singh, Ruler of Marwar, is born (will die in 1619)
== May ==
=== 4th ===
Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian, dies (was born in 1511)
=== 11th ===
Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord, is born (will die in 1637)
=== 24th ===
Moscow is burnt by the Crimean army, under Devlet I Giray.
=== 29th ===
Joachim Mörlin, German Lutheran bishop, dies (was born in 1514)
== June ==
=== 1st ===
John Story, English Catholic, is martyred (was born in 1504)
=== 3rd ===
Following the Battle of Bangkusay Channel, the conquest of the Kingdom of Maynila is complete, Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi makes Manila a city, and the capitol of the Philippines. Tarik Sulayman, Filipino chieftain, dies.
=== 7th ===
Francesco Corteccia, Italian composer, dies (was born in 1502)
=== 17th ===
Thomas Mun, English writer on economics, is born (will die in 1641)
=== 25th ===
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, is founded in Lincolnshire, England.
=== 27th ===
Jesus College is established "within the City and University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's foundation" in England, by Welsh cleric and lawyer Hugh Price.
== July ==
=== 6th ===
Mōri Motonari, Japanese warlord, dies (was born in 1497)
=== 15th ===
Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord, dies (was born in 1514)
=== 16th ===
Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, is born (will die in 1633)
=== 17th ===
Georg Fabricius, German poet, dies (was born in 1516)
=== 25th ===
St. Olave's Grammar School is founded in Tooley Street, London.
== August ==
=== 1st ===
The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus is concluded, by the surrender of Famagusta. Cyprus is established as an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire, and the first Turkish colony moves into the island.
=== 2nd ===
Charles, Duke of Guise, son of Henry I, is born (will die in 1640)
=== 17th ===
Marco Antonio Bragadin, Venetian lawyer and military officer, dies (was born in 1523)
=== 29th ===
Liliw, Laguna, Philippines is founded by Gat Tayaw, followers and residents as a municipality of Laguna.
== September ==
=== 4th ===
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, dies (was born in 1516)
=== 12th ===
Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquis of Santa Cruz, is born (will die in 1646)
=== 21st ===
Giovanni Battista Magnani, Italian architect, is born (will die in 1653)
=== 23rd ===
John Jewel, English Anglican bishop, dies (was born in 1522)
=== 28th ===
The House of Commons of England introduces the first pro forma bill, symbolizing its authority over its own affairs.
=== 29th ===
Caravaggio, Venetian artist, is born (will die in 1610)
== October ==
=== 7th ===
Anton Henry, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen from 1586, is born (will die in 1638). Maria, Abbess of Quedlinburg, German abbess, is born (will die in 1610)
Battle of Lepanto: Spanish, Venetian, and Papal naval forces, under Don John of Austria, defeat the Ottoman fleet of Müezzinzade Ali Pasha (who dies).
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Danish queen, consort of Christian III of Denmark, dies (was born in 1511)
=== 15th ===
Jacob Matham, Dutch artist, is born (will die in 1631)
=== 18th ===
Wolfgang Ratke, German educational reformer, is born (will die in 1635)
== November ==
=== 18th ===
Hippolytus Guarinonius, Italian physician and polymath, is born (will die in 1654)
=== 24th ===
Jan Blahoslav, Czech writer, dies (was born in 1523)
== December ==
=== 4th ===
Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, Spanish prince, is born (will die in 1578)
Lorenzo Strozzi, Italian Catholic cardinal, dies (was born in 1513)
=== 9th ===
Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer, is born (will die in 1635)
=== 20th ===
Giles de Coninck, Flemish Jesuit theologian, is born (will die in 1633)
Scévole de Sainte-Marthe, French historian, is born (will die in 1650)
=== 27th ===
Johannes Kepler, German astronomer, is born (will die in 1630)
=== 31st ===
Emperor Go-Yōzei of Japan, is born (will die in 1617)
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