Explore: To 1572

Year 1572 (MDLXXII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. January 16 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is tried for treason,

Cassiopeia, one of eight supernovae visible to the naked eye in historical records. It appeared in early November 1572 and was independently discovered by many

1571–1572) of Penheale, Cornwall, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dunheved in 1571 and 1572. His nephew

American Airlines Flight 1572 was a flight from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport on November 12, 1995. The McDonnell

Events from the year 1572 in India. Akbar annexes Gujarat and shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri. 28 February – Maharana Udai Singh, king of

(Henri le Grand), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of

1572. Several towns (including Mechelen, Zutphen and Naarden) which refused to surrender were brutally sacked by Fadrique's forces in an attempt to intimidate

Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan, from 1572 until his death in 1597. He is notable for leading the Rajput resistance

following the August 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The conflict began in November 1572 when inhabitants of the city refused to receive Armand de Gontaut

cliques in Gujarat to oust the reigning king, which further served as justification for his military expedition. In 1572, Akbar moved to occupy Ahmedabad