February 3 » The Portuguese navy defeats a joint fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, the Zamorin of Calicut, and the Republic of Ragusa at the Battle of Diu in Diu, India.
April 21 » Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
May 14 » Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.
June 24 » Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
August 8 » Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor.
September 10 » An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.
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.
July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
August 18 » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
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