Important Historical Events of the year 1570, Year 1570 in History

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List of 1570 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1570

What happened in the year 1570?

Date	Event
January 23, 1570	James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.
May 20, 1570	Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
August 16, 1570	The Principality of Transylvania is established after John II Zápolya renounces his claim as King of Hungary in the Treaty of Speyer.
September 10, 1570	Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.
November 1, 1570	The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.