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   William Cobbold, composer in the year 1560.  

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

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

Mar 15   In the year 1560 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.  

Jul 01   On this day in history charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot  

Jul 06   England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1560.  

Sep 08   On this day in history amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident  

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

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

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

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

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   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 in the year 1560.  

Jan 28   In the year 1560 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   In the year 1560 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   On this day in history marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44