Historical Events In 1560

Jan 01   In the year 1560 guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat in the year 1560.   

Mar 07   Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

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

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

Jun 12   Battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto in the year 1560.   

Jul 01   Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1560 england/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh   

Jul 29   In the year 1560 turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden   

Aug 10   On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

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

Sep 08   Amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident in the year 1560.   

Sep 25   Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht in the year 1560.   

Sep 29   In the year 1560 gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies   

Nov 07   Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies in the year 1560.   

Dec 05   On this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer   

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

Mar 08   In the year 1560 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

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

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

Aug 07   On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

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

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

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

Feb 07   Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493) died on this day in history.   

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

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

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