1576 sack of the city of Antwerp during the Eighty Years' War. It took place on 4 November 1576 in what is now Belgium. The setting was Antwerp. It was part of the Eighty Years' War. Those involved included Army of Flanders. It led to Pacification of Ghent, Dutch Golden Age and decadence. About 7,000 people died.
Before and after
- from 12 July 1574 to 13 September 1574Conquest of Tunis
- from 1575 to 1675Dutch Golden Age
- 8 February 1575Founding of Leiden University
- 1576Founding of Uraniborg
- 4 November 1576Sack of Antwerp
- 1577Construction of Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
- 28 June 1577Birth of Peter Paul Rubens
- from 1578 to 1590Ottoman–Safavid War
- 1578Lala Mustafa Pasha's Caucasian campaign
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- from 28 December 1688 to 1 January 1689Glorious Revolution
- from 22 February 1700 to 10 September 1721Great Northern War
- 1713Peace of Utrecht
- from 16 December 1740 to 18 October 1748War of the Austrian Succession
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 16th century.