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What Happened in July 1566

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Historical Events

  • Jul 27 Tribunal convicts Agnes Waterhouse of witchcraft, and sentences her to be first British woman executed for the crime (Chelmsford, England)
  • Jul 29 Great Britain executes Agnes Waterhouse, the first British woman convicted of witchcraft in Chelmsford, England

Events in 1566

Famous Deaths

Nostradamus (1503-1566)

Jul 2 French astrologist and prophet (Les Propheties), dies at 62

Nostradamus
  • Jul 18 Bartolomé de las Casas, Spanish friar and social historian, dies at 81
  • Jul 29 Agnes Waterhouse, British woman hanged after being convicted of witchcraft at approximately 63
  • Jul 30 Guillaume Rondelet, French naturalist famous for his study of marine animals, dies at 58
  • Jul 31 Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92

Famous Musicians

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