Historical Events In 1560

Jan 01   Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies   

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

Jan 05   William Cobbold, composer.   

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

Jan 31   Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois   

Feb 16   Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat.   

Mar 07   Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa   

Mar 13   Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli   

Mar 15   Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France   

Apr 19   Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63.   

Jun 10   Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland   

Jun 11   Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44   

Jun 12   Battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.   

Jul 01   Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

Jul 06   England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh   

Jul 29   Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden.   

Aug 10   Hieronymus Praetorius, composer.   

Aug 21   Tycho Brahe is recorded as becoming interested in astronomy.   

Sep 08   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   

Sep 29   Gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies.   

Nov 07   Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies.   

Dec 05   Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

Jan 05   In the year 1560 birth of william Cobbold, composer   

Jan 17   Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born in the year 1560.   

Mar 08   Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born in the year 1560.   

Jun 25   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)   

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

Aug 07   In the year 1560 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

Aug 10   Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1560 birth of annibale Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609)   

Jan 01   On this day in history guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies   

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

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

Feb 07   In the year 1560 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 11   Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 on this day in history.