Explore 86 historical events from 1560–1569.
Hendrick de Keyser was a Dutch sculptor, merchant in Belgium bluestone, and architect who was instrumental in establishing a late Renaissance form of Mannerism changing into Baroqu…
Hendrick de Keyser, Dutch sculptor and architect (died 1621)
Scipione Chiaramonti was an Italian philosopher and noted opponent of Galileo.
Scipione Chiaramonti, Italian philosopher and astronomer (died 1652)
Adrianus Turnebus was a French classical scholar.
Adrianus Turnebus, French philologist and scholar (born 1512)
Ashikaga Yoshiteru , also known as Yoshifushi or Yoshifuji, was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the 13th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1546 to 1565 during the la…
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shōgun (born 1536)
Dragut was an Ottoman corsair, naval commander, governor, and noble. Under his command, the Ottoman Empire's maritime power was extended across North Africa. Recognized for his mil…
Dragut, Ottoman admiral (born 1485)
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is oft…
Playwright William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England (date of birth is unknown)
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is oft…
William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (died 1616)
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG was an English nobleman. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I. Under James I, Northumberland was…
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (died 1632)
John Casimir of Saxe-Coburg was the Duke of Saxe-Coburg. He was a descendant of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. Under his rule, the town of Coburg prospered and many R…
John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (died 1633)
Rodolfo Pio di Savoia, often referred to as Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, was an Italian cardinal, humanist and patron of the arts. The nephew of a diplomat, he himself became a diplomat b…
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (born 1500)
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was the principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theo…
John Calvin, French pastor and theologian (born 1509)
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564. Before his accession as em…
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1503)
George Heriot was a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist. He is chiefly remembered today as the founder of George Heriot's School, a large independent school in Edinburgh; his nam…
George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith (died 1624)
Martynas Mažvydas was a Protestant author who edited the first printed book in the Lithuanian language.
Martynas Mažvydas, Lithuanian writer (born 1510)
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury was an English statesman and alleged spymaster noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave w…
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Secretary of State for England (died 1612)
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert, was an English statesman and accountant who held prominent positions in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. He was the pa…
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1506)
Diego de Landa Calderón, O.F.M. was a Spanish Franciscan bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán. He led a campaign against idolatry and human sacrifice. In doing so, h…
Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i, also known by his baptismal name Paul or Paul Siu, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the late Ming dy…
Xu Guangqi, Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader (died 1633)
Margrave James III of Baden-Hachberg was margrave of Baden-Hachberg from 1584 to 1590 and resided at Emmendingen. He converted, in 1590, from Lutheranism to the Roman Catholic conf…
James III, margrave of Baden-Hachberg (died 1590)
Katō Kiyomasa was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo no Kami . His name as a child was Yashamaru, and first name was Toranosuke. He…
Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord (died 1611)
Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen zu Hornberg, also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (Reichsritter), mercenary and poet. He was born around…
Götz von Berlichingen, German knight and poet (born 1480)
Lelio Francesco Maria Sozzini, often known in English by his Latinized name Laelius Socinus, was an Italian Renaissance humanist and theologian, and, alongside his nephew Fausto So…
Lelio Sozzini, Italian Protestant theologian (born 1525)
Count John VII the Middle of Nassau-Siegen, German: Johann VII. der Mittlere Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beil…
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count and military theorist (died 1623)
Anna of Württemberg was a German princess, member of the House of Württemberg, and by her two marriages duchess of Oława-Wołów and Legnica.
Anna of Württemberg, German princess (died 1616)