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Events
- 1562 : The Catholic-Protestant Huguenot Wars break out in France.
- 1565 : The city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , is founded as São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro by the Portuguese.
- 1568 : Dutch rebels defeat the Spanish governor's troops at the Battle of Heiligerlee .
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