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 in the year 1560.   

Jan 05   In the year 1560 william Cobbold, composer   

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

Jan 31   Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois on this day in history.   

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

Mar 07   On this day in history christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa   

Mar 13   Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli in the year 1560.   

Mar 15   On this day in history failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France   

Apr 19   Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 in the year 1560.   

Jun 10   On this day in history 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.   

Jun 12   Battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto in the year 1560.   

Jul 01   Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot in the year 1560.   

Jul 06   England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh in the year 1560.   

Jul 29   Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer   

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

Sep 08   On this day in history amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident   

Sep 25   On this day in history spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht   

Sep 29   In the year 1560 gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies   

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   On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer   

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   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)   

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

Aug 07   Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born in the year 1560.   

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

Nov 03   In the year 1560 birth of annibale Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609)   

Jan 01   In the year 1560 guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies   

Jan 03   In the year 1560 peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56   

Jan 28   John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies on this day in history.   

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