What day of the week was January 23, 1570?

The day of the week January 23rd, 1570 fell on was a Friday.

James Stewart the 1st Earl of Moray, Scottish son of James V of Scotland (b. 1531) died on this day in 1570.

James Stewart the 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.