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Born on Monday November 20, 1572
- Katharina Erb, Oberwinterthur, Winterthur, Canton Zurich, Switzerland († 1622)
- Johann Valentin Neuffer, Herrenberg, Schwarzwald, Wuertt († 1610)
- Katharina Catharina Veronica Erb Bachmeier Huber, Oberwinterthur, Winterthur, Canton Zurich, Switzerland († 1622)
Died on Monday November 20, 1572
- Willem Arentse van de Walle (42), Asper, België
- Anna Thayer (2), Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
- Arent Andriesz van de Walle (77), Zingem, België
- Aef Folckertsdr (22), Sint Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Netherlands
- Aafke Folckertsdr (22), St Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
- John Thayer (0), Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
- Aafke Folckersdr, St.Anneparochie
- Aafke, St. Annaparochie, Friesland, Nederland
- William Thayer (0), Thornbury, Gloucester, England
Born on November 20
- 1545 » Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Pomerania († 1592)
- 1602 » Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician († 1686)
- 1603 » Fasilides, Ethiopian emperor († 1667)
- 1620 » Avvakum, Russian priest and saint († 1682)
- 1625 » Paulus Potter, Dutch painter († 1654)
- 1629 » Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg († 1698)
- 1660 » Daniel Ernst Jablonski, Czech-German theologian and reformer († 1741)
- 1688 » Gyeongjong of Joseon, 20th king of the Joseon Dynasty († 1724)
- 1715 » Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer († 1799)
- 1726 » Oliver Wolcott, American politician († 1797)
Died on November 20
- 1480 » Eleanor of Scotland, Scottish princess (b. 1433)
- 1518 » Pierre de la Rue, Belgian singer and composer (b. 1452)
- 1559 » Lady Frances Brandon, English noblewoman and claimant to the throne of England (b. 1517)
- 1591 » Christopher Hatton, English academic and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1540)
- 1593 » Hans Bol, Flemish painter (b. 1534)
- 1606 » John Lyly, English poet and courtier
- 1612 » John Harington, English courtier and author (b. 1561)
- 1651 » Mikołaj Potocki, Polish nobleman (b. 1595)
- 1662 » Leopold Wilhelm, Austrian duke and governor (b. 1614)
- 1678 » Karel Dujardin, Dutch Golden Age painter (b. 1622)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1572
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- January 16 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
- April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
- August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
- October 20 » Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
- November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
- December 23 » Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.