Historical Events In 1560

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 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   Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois in the year 1560.  

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

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

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

Mar 15   Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France on this day in history.  

Apr 19   In the year 1560 philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63  

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

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

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   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   Amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident in the year 1560.  

Sep 25   In the year 1560 spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht  

Sep 29   Gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies in the year 1560.  

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

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

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

Jun 25   Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 01   In the year 1560 birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot  

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

Aug 10   In the year 1560 birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer  

Nov 03   In the year 1560 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   In the year 1560 peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56  

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

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

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

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