Historical Events Happened In 1560

Jan 01   On this day in history guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies  Share it »

Jan 03   On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56  Share it »

Jan 05   William Cobbold, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

Jan 28   On this day in history john a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies  Share it »

Jan 31   Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 16   On this day in history jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat  Share it »

Mar 07   On this day in history christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa  Share it »

Mar 13   On this day in history spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli  Share it »

Mar 15   On this day in history failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France  Share it »

Apr 19   Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  Share it »

Jun 10   On this day in history mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland  Share it »

Jun 11   On this day in history marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44  Share it »

Jun 12   On this day in history battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.  Share it »

Jul 01   On this day in history charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot  Share it »

Jul 06   England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh on this day in history.  Share it »

Jul 29   On this day in history turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden  Share it »

Aug 10   On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer  Share it »

Aug 21   On this day in history tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy  Share it »

Sep 08   Amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident on this day in history.  Share it »

Sep 25   Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.  Share it »

Sep 29   Gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 07   Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 05   On this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16  Share it »

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer  Share it »

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)  Share it »

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  Share it »

Jun 25   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)  Share it »

Jul 01   On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot  Share it »

Aug 07   Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

Aug 10   On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer  Share it »

Nov 03   On this day in history birth of annibale Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609)  Share it »

Jan 01   Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

Jan 03   On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56  Share it »

Jan 28   John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 07   On this day in history death of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)  Share it »

Feb 16   On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat  Share it »

Apr 19   On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63  Share it »

Jun 10   On this day in history death of mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland  Share it »

Jun 11   Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 on this day in history.  Share it »