January 8 » The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg.
January 16 » Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
January 28 » Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
February 20 » Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
April 24 » Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
March 23 » The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion.
May 16 » Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.
May 19 » Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
May 23 » Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
September 23 » Spanish naval forces rout an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.
October 20 » The Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.
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