Rulers:
• Alvise I Mocenigo, Doge della Repubblica di Venezia (1570-1577)
• Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1569-1574)
• Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603)
• Felipe II, King of Spain (1556-1598)
• Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610)
• James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625)
Births:
• Dekker, Thomas (c.1572-c.1632)
• Jonson, Ben (1572-1637)
Deaths:
• Bronzino (1503-1572)
• Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510-1572)
Art:
• Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607): Spalliera con storie degli amori di Giove (1572)
• El Greco (1541-1614): Cristo expulsando a los mercaderes del templo (c.1570-75)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Ecce Homo (c.1570-76)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Ninfa e pastore (c.1570-75)