Historical Events In 1560

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   William Cobbold, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1560 christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa  

Mar 13   Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli on this day in history.  

Mar 15   Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France in the year 1560.  

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

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

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

Jun 12   On this day in history battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.  

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

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

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

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

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

Sep 29   On this day in history gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies  

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

Dec 05   In the year 1560 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1560 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)  

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

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

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 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 in the year 1560.  

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

Apr 19   On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63  

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

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