Historical Events Feb 6 King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of the Huguenots Feb 12 Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" Events in 1577 Famous Birthdays Feb 6 Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman executed for fratricide, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1599) Feb 8 Robert Burton, British writer and Anglican clergyman (The Anatomy of Melancholy), born in Lindley, Leicestershire, England (d. 1640) Born in 1577 Famous Deaths Feb 26 Erik XIV, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies of arsenic poisoning at 43 Dec 1576 History by Year Apr 1577 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
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Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey