Historical Events In 1560

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

Jan 03   Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 in the year 1560.  

Jan 05   In the year 1560 william Cobbold, composer  

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

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

Feb 16   In the year 1560 jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat  

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

Mar 13   Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli in the year 1560.  

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

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

Jun 10   Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland in the year 1560.  

Jun 11   In the year 1560 marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44  

Jun 12   Battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto on this day in history.  

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

Jul 06   On this day in history england/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh  

Jul 29   Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden on this day in history.  

Aug 10   On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

Aug 21   Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy in the year 1560.  

Sep 08   In the year 1560 amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident  

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   Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 in the year 1560.  

Jan 05   William Cobbold, composer was born in the year 1560.  

Jan 17   In the year 1560 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)  

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   On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot  

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

Aug 10   Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born in the year 1560.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies in the year 1560.  

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

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

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

Jun 10   Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland died in the year 1560.  

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