Historical Events Oct 2 Spanish army occupies, plunders and destroys Mechelen Oct 5 Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederik plunders Mechelen Oct 18 Spanish troops attack Maastricht Events in 1572 Famous Deaths Oct 24 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English nobleman under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, dies at about 62 or 63 Sep 1572 History by Year Nov 1572 What Happened in 1572 The Lost Love of Cheating HenryJune 9, 1572
