Historical Events Happened In 1560

Jan 01   Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies in the year 1560.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1560 william Cobbold, composer  

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

Jan 31   In the year 1560 spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois  

Feb 16   Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1560 christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa  

Mar 13   In the year 1560 spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli  

Mar 15   In the year 1560 failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France  

Apr 19   Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 in the year 1560.  

Jun 10   Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland on this day in history.  

Jun 11   Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 in the year 1560.  

Jun 12   In the year 1560 battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.  

Jul 01   Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot in the year 1560.  

Jul 06   England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh in the year 1560.  

Jul 29   Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden in the year 1560.  

Aug 10   On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

Aug 21   Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy on this day in history.  

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

Sep 25   On this day in history spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht  

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

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

Dec 05   In the year 1560 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16  

Jan 05   William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08   In the year 1560 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  

Jun 25   Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634) was born in the year 1560.  

Jul 01   Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born in the year 1560.  

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

Nov 03   Annibale Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies in the year 1560.  

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

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

Feb 07   In the year 1560 death of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)  

Feb 16   Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat died in the year 1560.  

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

Jun 10   In the year 1560 death of mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland  

Jun 11   Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 in the year 1560.