Historical Events Mar 12 Poet Luís Vaz de Camões publishes the epic poem "Os Lusíadas" in Portugal Famous Deaths Mar 2 Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil Mar 27 Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523) Feb 1572 History by Year Apr 1572 What Happened in 1572 The Lost Love of Cheating HenryJune 9, 1572