Important Historical Events of the year 1562, Year 1562 in History

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List of 1562 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1562

What happened in the year 1562?

Date	Event
January 17, 1562	France grants religious toleration to the Huguenots in the Edict of Saint-Germain.
January 18, 1562	Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.
March 1, 1562	Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
July 12, 1562	Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
December 19, 1562	The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion.