Historical Events In 1566

Jan 07   Antonio "Michele" Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1566 antonio Michaele Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V   

Jan 07   Ludovicus Blosius, [Louis de Blois "Dacrianus"], wrtier, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1566 angelo Notari, composer   

Jan 30   Alessandro Piccinini, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 13   St Augustine FL founded on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1566 st Augustine, Florida founded   

Feb 13   St. Augustine, Florida is founded in the year 1566.   

Mar 09   In the year 1566 david Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered   

Mar 09   On this day in history david Rizzio, the private secretary to Mary I of Scotland, is murdered in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland.   

Mar 26   Antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history 200 Brussel nobles offer Margaretha of Parma a petition   

Apr 25   Diane de Poitiers, lover of French King Henry II, dies on this day in history.   

May 10   Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 in the year 1566.   

May 26   On this day in history mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

Jun 19   In the year 1566 james I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25)   

Jun 19   In the year 1566 the birth of James VI of Scotland and England   

Jun 20   Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1566 nostradamus French astrologer/physician/prophet, dies in Salon   

Jul 02   On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

Jul 31   On this day in history bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

Aug 04   In the year 1566 girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies   

Aug 10   On this day in history iconoclasm begins   

Aug 12   On this day in history isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

Aug 20   On this day in history iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium   

Aug 23   Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht in the year 1566.   

Sep 02   Taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1566 suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71   

Sep 22   John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Marcus A Vida, [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1566 julien Perrichon, composer   

Dec 01   On this day in history philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

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Jan 14   On this day in history birth of angelo Notari, composer   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer   

May 26   On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

May 26   Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born in the year 1566.   

Jun 19   On this day in history birth of james I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25)   

Jun 20   Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born in the year 1566.   

Aug 12   Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1566 birth of edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626)   

Jan 07   Ludovicus Blosius, [Louis de Blois "Dacrianus"], wrtier, dies in the year 1566.   

Feb 03   In the year 1566 death of george Cassander, Flemish theologian (b. 1513)   

Mar 09   David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered died in the year 1566.   

Mar 26   Antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, dies at 79 in the year 1566.   

Apr 25   Diane de Poitiers, lover of French King Henry II, dies on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

May 10   On this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65