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What Happened in September 1567

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Historical Events

  • Sep 9 Dutch leaders Lomaraal, Count of Egmont and Philip van Hoorne arrested by Spanish Duke of Alba - their execution in 1568 leads to the Eighty Years' War
  • Sep 29 At a dinner, the Duke of Alba arrests the Count of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn for treason

Second War of Religion

Sep 29 War of Religion breaks out in France - Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX

King of France Charles IX
Events in 1567

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 5 Date Masamune, Renowned Samurai and Daimyo in Japan, born in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan (d. 1636)
Born in 1567

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