1570

1570 was a common year starting on Sunday.

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

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.