Historical Events In 1560
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Jan 01 Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies in the year 1560.
Jan 03 Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 in the year 1560.
Jan 05 William Cobbold, composer on this day in history.
Jan 28 John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies in the year 1560.
Jan 31 Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois on this day in history.
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 Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli in the year 1560.
Mar 15 Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France on this day in history.
Apr 19 Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 in the year 1560.
Jun 10 On this day in history mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland
Jun 11 Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Jul 06 On this day in history england/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh
Jul 29 On this day in history turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden
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 On this day in history amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident
Sep 25 Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.
Sep 29 In the year 1560 gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies
Nov 07 In the year 1560 peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies
Dec 05 Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.