1570
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1540s 1550s 1560s – 1570s – 1580s 1590s 1600s |
| Years: | 1567 1568 1569 – 1570 – 1571 1572 1573 |
1570 Media
January 11: The Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, is fatally wounded by a gunshot fired from a window as he is riding through Lithlingow (depiction at stained-glass window at St. Giles Church in Edinburgh)
Abraham Ortelius publishes the first modern atlas.
Portrait of Hans Lipperhey
Ritratto di Ippolita Gonzaga (1503-1570)
- Nobrega
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Events
- February 8 – A magnitude 8.3 earthquake occurs in Concepción, Chile.
- February 25 – Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis.
- July 14 – Pope Pius V issues Quo Primum, promulgating the 1570 edition of the Roman Missal.