Historical Events Dec 11 Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem Dec 13 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet (confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under admiral Lumey Dec 17 Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands Events in 1572 Famous Birthdays Dec 27 Jan Campanus, Czech composer and humanist, born in Vodňany, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1622) Dec 31 Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) Born in 1572 Famous Deaths Dec 10 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 Dec 30 Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 Nov 1572 History by Year Jan 1573 What Happened in 1572 The Lost Love of Cheating HenryJune 9, 1572
