Historical Events In 1561

Jan 22   Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum) in the year 1561.  

Jan 22   The birth of Francis Bacon, English politician and philospher on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history by Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended  

Jan 31   In the year 1561 menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies  

Feb 19   Mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots in the year 1561.  

Feb 22   William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer  

Mar 05   On this day in history carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41  

Mar 29   On this day in history santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic  

Apr 14   In the year 1561 a battle of UFOs was seen in the sky over Nuremberg Germany  

Jun 24   Rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension minister of Leiden in the year 1561.  

Jul 02   Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1561 mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots  

Aug 19   Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France in the year 1561.  

Aug 20   On this day in history jacopo Peri, composer  

Aug 24   Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxon on this day in history.  

Aug 29   In the year 1561 bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)  

Sep 09   In the year 1561 sermon of Poissy  

Sep 23   In the year 1561 king Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida  

Sep 29   Roomen, mathematician in the year 1561.  

Oct 18   Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49 in the year 1561.  

Nov 21   Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author in the year 1561.  

Nov 29   On this day in history lofland subjects himself on Sigismund August II of Poland  

Dec 09   On this day in history edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony  

Dec 21   On this day in history archbishop Granvelle installed  

Jan 06   In the year 1561 birth of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician (d. 1656)  

Jan 22   Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum) was born in the year 1561.  

Mar 29   In the year 1561 birth of santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic  

Jun 24   Rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension minister of Leiden was born in the year 1561.  

Jul 11   Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1561 birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

Aug 25   Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632) was born in the year 1561.  

Aug 29   Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born in the year 1561.  

Jan 31   Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer died on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1561 death of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German philosopher and encyclopedist (b. 1518)  

Oct 21   In the year 1561 johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49  

Oct 27   Lope de Aguirre, Spanish conquistador (b. 1510) died on this day in history.