Historical Events In 1560

Jan 01   In the year 1560 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 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 in the year 1560.   

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   On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

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

Jun 11   In the year 1560 marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44   

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   Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden on this day in history.   

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

Aug 21   In the year 1560 tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy   

Sep 08   Amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1560.   

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

Dec 05   In the year 1560 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16   

Jan 05   William Cobbold, composer was born in the year 1560.   

Jan 17   In the year 1560 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)   

Mar 08   Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born in the year 1560.   

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

Jul 01   Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of annibale Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609)   

Jan 01   Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies in the year 1560.   

Jan 03   Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1560 john a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies   

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

Feb 16   Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat died on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

Jun 10   On this day in history death of mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland   

Jun 11   In the year 1560 marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44