Major Events
- Jan 22 English Queen Elizabeth I grants composers Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly
- Feb 8 University of Leiden established by William I of Orange, given the motto "Praesidium Libertatis" (oldest university in Netherlands)
- Feb 13 Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims
- Mar 3 Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi
- Jun 28 Spanish troops conquer Buren
- Jul 19 Spanish viceroy Gilles of Hierges attacks Oudewater
- Aug 7 Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died
- Sep 16 King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to the Huguenots
- Oct 10 Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
- Oct 22 Foundation of Aguascalientes (one of 32 Federal Entities of Mexico)
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Born in 1575
- Feb 4 Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and mystic (founded Congregation of the French Oratory), born in Cérilly, France (d. 1629)
- Jun 26 Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Queen of Denmark and Norway, born in Halle (Saale), Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1612)
- Jul 25 Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer and physicist, born in Markt Wald, Germany (d. 1650)
- Aug 14 Robert Hayman, English poet, born in Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon (d. 1629)
- Aug 15 Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist, born in Pag, Croatia (d. 1650)
More People Born in 1575
Who Died in 1575
- Feb 21 Claude of Valois, French princess. second daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici, dies in childbirth at 27
- Mar 11 Matthias Flacius, Croatian Lutheran Protestant reformer, dies at 55
- Mar 15 Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)
- Mar 24 Yosef Karo, Spanish-born rabbi (b. 1488)
- May 17 Matthew "Nosey" Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (1559-75), dies at 68
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Famous Weddings in 1575
- Feb 13 Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont.
- Apr 24 William I of Orange marries 3rd wife Charlotte de Bourbon and former French nun
Elizabeth I
Philip II of Spain