Historical Events In 1560

Jan 01   Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois in the year 1560.  

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

Mar 07   Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa in the year 1560.  

Mar 13   On this day in history spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli  

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

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

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   In the year 1560 england/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh  

Jul 29   Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden in the year 1560.  

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

Aug 21   On this day in history tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 05   Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)  

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   On this day in history 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   Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born in the year 1560.  

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

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   In the year 1560 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat  

Apr 19   Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 in the year 1560.  

Jun 10   In the year 1560 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