17th January » France recognizes the Huguenots by the Edict of Saint-Germain.
1st March » Twenty-three Huguenots are massacred by Catholicism called Catholics in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
12th July » Fray Diego de Landa, acting Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán known as Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred books of the Maya civilization e.g Maya.
19th December » The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion.
Famous Birthdays in 1562
12th January » Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1630)
13th January » Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)
25th July » Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord (d. 1611)
4th October » Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (d. 1647)
19th October » George Abbot (bishop) called George Abbot, English archbishop (d. 1633)
25th November » Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright and poet (d. 1635)
Famous Deaths in History for 1562
9th January » Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)
23rd July » Götz von Berlichingen, German knight (b. 1480)
9th October » Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and physician (b. 1523)