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Brahe Observes a Supernova

Nov 5 Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe observes a new star (supernova) with the naked eye in the Cassiopeia constellation, proving objects changed in world beyond the Moon and making his reputation [1]

Astronomer Tycho Brahe

Nov 6 Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia
Nov 11 Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege of Haarlem
Nov 16 Troops under Don Frederik (the Spanish General Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo) occupy and plunder Zutphen, Netherlands

Famous Birthdays

Nov 8 John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia (1618-19), born in Halle, Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1619)
Nov 13 Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian and Patriarch of Constantinople, born in Heraklion, Greece (d. 1638)

Famous Deaths

Nov 23 Il Bronzino [Agnolo di Cosimo], Italian mannerist artist (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) and poet, dies at 69
Nov 24 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67

What Happened in 1572

The Lost Love of Cheating Henry
June 9, 1572

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