1562

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Instance of: year
Part of: 1560s
Followed by: 1563
Follows: 1561

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Commons category: 1562
topic's main category: Category:1562
point in time: 1562-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1562
category for births in this time period: Category:1562 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1562 deaths

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December 19: Battle of Dreux

Year 1562 (MDLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

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