Historical Events In 1564
May 31 Battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden
May 31 Battle on Gotland: Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden
Feb 18 Michelangelo dies in Rome.
Feb 21 Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comté
Feb 26 Christopher Marlowe, dramatist (Dr Faustus), baptized
Feb 15 The birth of Galileo Galilei, Italian scientist and astronomer
Apr 26 William Shakespeare baptized
Apr 23 The birth of William Shakespeare, English playwright
Mar 13 Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels
