What Happened in January 1570

Historical Events

Massacre of Novgorod

Jan 2 Tsar Ivan the Terrible's march to Novgorod begins

  • Jan 4 Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew"
  • Jan 9 Tsar Ivan the Terrible kills 1,000-2,000 residents of Novgorod
  • Jan 23 Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 3 Bartholomeus Latomus [Steinmetz], Flemish archbishop of Trier, dies
  • Jan 8 Philibert de l'Orme, French royal architect (Château de Chenonceau), dies at about 55