February 15 Russian troops occupy Polotsk Lithuania February 18 Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots General Francois De Guise February 27 William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral March 11 League of High Nobles routes 2nd protest against King Philip II March 19 Peace of Amboise: Rights for Huguenots April 30 Jews are expelled from France by order of Charles VI July 27 French army recaptures Le Havre July 29 League of High Nobles routes King Philip II August 17 King Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult August 30 Jewish community of Neutitschlin Moravia expelled September 8 Maximilian chosen king of Hungary December 4 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years
