What happened 1572 AD

When Galileo Galilei was eight, his family moved to Florence, but he was left with Jacopo Borghini for two years.

The next year, the invasion was repeated but repelled at the Battle of Molodi. The Ottoman Empire continued to invade Eastern Europe in a series of slave raids and remained a significant power in Eastern Europe until the end of the 17th century.

In 1572 the last Inca stronghold was conquered and the last ruler, Túpac Amaru, Manco's son, was captured and executed. This ended resistance to the Spanish conquest under the political authority of the Inca state.

In the Netherlands, the origin of April Fools' Day is often attributed to the Dutch victory in 1572 at Brielle, where the Spanish Duke Álvarez de Toledo was defeated.

One of the first murdered during St. Bartholomew's day massacre, Charles de Téligny, died at the age of 37.

The army of Willem van Oranges are in Gelderland.

Ben Jonson, an English playwright and poet, was born in London.

The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics started in Paris and spread to the French provinces.