Page 2: Historical Events In 1566
Saturday, 04 July 2026
Dec 01 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva. 


Dec 11 Manuel Cardoso, composer. 


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Dec 01 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva. 


Dec 11 Manuel Cardoso, composer. 


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Jan 14 Angelo notari: Composer 


Jan 30 Alessandro piccinini: Composer 


May 26 Mohammed iii: Sultan of turkey (1595-1603) 


May 26 Mehmed iii: Ottoman emperor 


Jun 19 James i stuart: King of scotland (james vi)/england (1567/1603-25) 


Jun 20 Sigismund iii: King of poland/sweden 


Aug 12 Isabella ce: Infante of spain/governess of the netherlands 


Sep 01 Edward alleyn: English actor 


Jan 07 Ludovicus blosius: [louis de blois "dacrianus"], wrtier, 


Feb 03 George cassander: Flemish theologian (b. 1513) 


Mar 09 David riccio: Italian singer/secretary of mary stuart, murdered 


Mar 26 Antonio de cabezon: Composer, 


Mar 28 Siegmund freiherr von herberstein: Austrian diplomat, 


Apr 25 Diane de poitiers: Lover of french king henry ii, 


May 04 Luca ghini: Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) 


May 10 Leonhard fuchs: German botanist, 

