Historical Events In 1560

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history william Cobbold, composer   

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 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   Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli on this day in history.   

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   Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland in the year 1560.   

Jun 11   Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 in the year 1560.   

Jun 12   Battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1560 charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

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

Jul 29   In the year 1560 turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden   

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

Aug 21   Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In the year 1560 amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident   

Sep 25   Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht in the year 1560.   

Sep 29   Gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies in the year 1560.   

Nov 07   On this day in history peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies   

Dec 05   Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 in the year 1560.   

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

Jan 17   Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

Jun 25   Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.   

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

Aug 07   Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.   

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

Nov 03   Annibale Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609) was born in the year 1560.   

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   John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies in the year 1560.   

Feb 07   Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493) died on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1560 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat   

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

Jun 10   In the year 1560 death of mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland   

Jun 11   Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 on this day in history.