Historical Events Siege of Maastricht Feb 9 Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht General Louis of Nassau Feb 18 Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels Feb 19 Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer & Jisp, Netherlands Feb 21 Spanish garrison of Middelburg, Netherlands, surrenders Feb 23 France begins 5th "holy war" against Huguenots Events in 1574 Jan 1574 History by Year Mar 1574 Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal Year of the Rabbit2023 Year of the Dragon2024 Year of the Snake2025 Year of the Horse2026 Year of the Goat/Sheep2027 Year of the Monkey2028