Births on August 7

Thomas Lupo the elder

Born on August 7, 1571

Thomas Lupo, English viol player and composer (d. 1627)

Thomas Lupo (baptised 7 August 1571 – probably December 1627) was an English composer and viol player of the late Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Along with Orlando Gibbons, John Coprario, and Alfonso Ferrabosco, he was one of the principal developers of the repertory for viol consort.

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Events on 1571

11 Jan

Freedom of religion
Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
7 Sep

Ridolfi plot
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.