Events in year of 1574
- 01-29Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet
- 02-09Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht
- 02-18Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels
- 02-19Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer and Jisp Neth
- 02-21Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders
- 02-23France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots
- 05-30Henry III follows brother Charles IX as King of France
- 05-30Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede vs. Louis de Boisot)
- 06-18Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland
- 09-13Turkish fleet recaptures Tunis
- 10-03Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish
- 10-28Prince Willem van Orange installs university
People born in year of 1574
- 01-09Christoph Buel: Composer
- 01-17Robert Fludd: Composer
- 01-23Lucas I Franchoys: Belgian painter
- 03-05William Oughtred: England, United Kingdom -- Mathematician / inventor (slide rule)
- 03-07John Wilbye: Composer
- 05-07Innocent X [Giambattista Pamfili]: 236th Pope (1644-55)
- 07-08Giovanni Battista Stefanini: Composer
- 09-16Samuel Coster: Dutch Physician / playwright (Polyxena)
- 09-18Claudio Achillini: Italian lawyer / poet
- 10-21Nicolo Rubini: Composer
- 12-12Anne van Denemarken: Daughter of Danish King Frederik II
- 12-15Samuel Besler: Composer
People died in year of 1574
- 03-05Philip of Saint-Aldegonde: Flem Viceroy Holland / Zealand / Utrecht
- 04-14Christoffel Palts: German General strategist, dies in battle
- 04-14Hendrik: Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle
- 04-14Louis: Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle at 35
- 05-30Charles IX: King of France (1560-74)
- 09-17Pedro Menendez de Aviles: Soldier / navigator
- 10-01Maarten van Heemskerck: Painter (Christ)
- 12-26Charles Guise: Archbishop / Cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
Events in year of 1575
- 01-22English Queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly
- 02-08University of Leiden Neth opens
- 02-11King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe
- 06-12William of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon
- 06-28Spanish troops conquer Buren
- 07-12Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon
- 07-19Spanish Viceroy Gilles of Hierges attacks Oudewater
- 08-07Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died
- 09-16King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots
- 11-08French Roman Catholics and Huguenots signs treaty
People born in year of 1575
- 07-25Christoph Scheiner: Germany -- Astronomer
- 09-12Henry Hudson: England, United Kingdom -- Navigator / explorer (Hudson River)
People died in year of 1575
- 05-17Matthew Parker: Archbishop of Canterbury (1559-75), dies at 68
- 06-02Pieter Aertsen [Long Worm]: Painter, dies at about 65
- 06-16Hadrianus Junius [Adriaen the Jonghe]: Medical / historian, dies at 63
- 09-29Charles de Boisot: Water beggar, dies in battle at about 45
Events in year of 1576
- 02-03Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris
- 02-05Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours
- 04-27Peace of Beaulieu and Paix de Monsieur
- 05-14Dutch Council of State replaced by Council of Beroerten
- 05-23Tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory
- 07-02Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea
- 07-26Muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst
- 10-12Rudolf II succeeds Maximilian II as Archduke of Austria
- 10-19Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence
- 10-20Spanish troops occupies and plunder Maastricht
- 11-04Spanish defeat Walloons and take Antwerp Belgium
- 11-08Pacificatie of Gent: 17 Dutch provinces signs anti-Spanish covenant
People born in year of 1576
- 01-12Peter Scriverius: Dutch lawyer / historian
- 05-17Ferdinand van Apshoven [the Older]: Flemish painter
- 10-25Thomas Weelkes: Composer
- 10-30Enrico C Davila: Padua, Italy -- Writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia)
- 12-03Marsilio Casentini: Composer
People died in year of 1576
- 01-19Hans Sachs: Composer, dies at 81
- 05-27Louis de Boisot: Dutch Admiral, drowns at about 44
- 08-15Baliny Valentin Bakfark: Composer
- 08-27Titian [Tiziano Vecelli]: Italian painter, dies of plague
- 09-21Girolamo Cardano: Italian mathematician, dies at 74
- 10-12Maximiliaan II: German King / Kaiser (1564-76)
- 10-26Frederick II the Vrome: Ruler of Palts
- 12-04Rheticus: Mathematician
- 12-15Joachim Hopperus [Hoppers]: Frisian lawyer / politician, dies at 53