Major Events
- Jan 1 Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem
- Jan 25 Battle of Mikatagahara, in Japan; Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Jan 28 Articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland.
- Mar 7 Turkey & Venice sign peace treaty
- Apr 30 The spire of Beauvais Cathedral, France, which made it the tallest human-made monument in the world at the time, collapses (never rebuilt)
- May 9 Polish Parliament selects Duke of Anjou as king
- Jul 6 Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera
- Jul 6 Pacificatie of Boulogne: new peace treaty with huguenots
- Jul 13 Haarlem surrenders after 7 months to Spanish army
- Jul 16 Alva demands submission of Zealand/Holland
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Born in 1573
- Jan 1 Philippus Rovenius, Dutch vicar who led the Catholic church in the Netherlands, born in Deventer (d. 1651)
- Jan 10 Simon Marius, German astronomer, born in Gunzenhausen, Germany (d. 1624)
- Jan 31 Ambrosius Metzger, German composer,Meistersinger, lyriciat, and teacher, born in Nüremberg (d. 1632)
- Feb 22 Gemignano Capilupi, Italian choral music composer, baptized in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio, House of Este (d. 1616)
- Feb 28 Elias Hill, German architect (city of Augsburg) (d. 1646)
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Who Died in 1573
- Jan 25 Hirate Hirohide, Japanese samurai, dies at the Battle of Mikatagahara (b. 1553)
- Feb 28 Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54
- Mar 13 Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman
- Mar 14 Claude of Lorraine, French Duke of Aumale, dies in the siege of La Rochelle at 47
- May 13 Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord of Kai Province (1541-73) known as the "Tiger of Kai", dies while besieging Noda Castle in Mikawa Province at 51
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Elizabeth I
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