1576Mar, 25
Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London.
The Newington Butts Theatre was one of the earliest Elizabethan theatres, possibly predating even The Theatre of 1576 and the Curtain Theatre, which are usually regarded as the first playhouses built around London. William Ingram believes it was probably the first of the three to begin construction, and may have been the first completed.
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Events on 1576
- 20Jan
Martín Enríquez de Almanza
The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza. - 8Mar
Copán
Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán. - 8Nov
Pacification of Ghent
Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation.