world histroy in chronological order part 15

1560 January 1 Guillaume du Bellay Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies. [1] January 3 Peder Palladus Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about age 56. [1] January 28 John a Lasco [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies. [1] January 31 Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois. [1] March 7 Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa. [1] March 15 Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France. [1]

December 5 François II King of France (1559-60), dies at age 16. [1] 1561 January 28 By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended. [1] January 31 Menno Simonsz Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies. [1] February 22 William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais. [1] March 5 Carlo Caraffa Italian cardinal, dies at age 41. [1] December 21 Archbishop Granvelle installed. [1] 1562 January 15 Third sitting of Council of Trente opens. [1] January 17 Edict of Saint Germain recognizes the Huguenots in France. [1] March 1 Blood bath at Vassy; General de Guise allows 1200 huguenots murder. [1] March 9 Kissing in public banned in Naples (punishable by death). [1] March 15 General François de Guise enters Paris France. [1] April 30 First French colonists in US Jean Ribaut and Hugenots at Parris Island North Carolina. [1] October 9 Gabriel Fallopius Modena Italy, anatomist. [1] December 6 Jan van Scorel Dutch painter/architect, dies. [1] December 17 Adrian Willaert Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about age 82. [1] December 19 Battle at Dreux: Anne de Montmorency and huguenots under Condé captured. [1] 1563 February 2 Hans Neusiedler Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approximately 54. [1] February 15 Russian troops occupy Polotsk Lithuania. [1] February 18 Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Méré shoots General François De Guise. [1] February 24 François Guise French General/duke, assassinated at age 44. [1] February 27 William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral. [1] March 11 League of High Nobles' second protest against King Philip II. [1] March 19 Peace of Amboise; Rights for Huguenots. [1] April 30 Jews are expelled from France by order of Charles VI. [1] December 4 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years. [1] 1564 February 18 Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian sculptor/painter/architect/poet (David), dies at age 88. [1] February 21 Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comté. [1] February 26 Christopher Marlowe, dramatist (Dr Faustus), baptized in Canterbury, England. [1] [66.36] March 13 Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels. [1] April 11 England and France sign Peace of Troyes. [1] Liege Prince-Bishop Robert van Bergen resigns. [1] May 27 Jean Caulvin [John Calvin] priest/church reformer, dies at age 54. [1] May 31 Battle on Gotland: Lübeck and Denmark beat Sweden. [1] December 31 Willem van Orange demands freedom of conscience/religion. [1] 1565 January 25 Battle at Talikota India Muslims destroy Vijayanagar's army. [1] January 27 Robrecht de Berghes prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies. [1] March 1 Spanish occupier Estacio de Sá founds Rio de Janeiro. [1] March 17 Alexander Alesius [Aless/Alane], theologist/physician, dies at age 64. [1] April 27 First Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms. [1] May 14 Nicolaus von Amsdorf German reform theologist, dies. [1] September 8 First permanent settlement in US forms (Saint Augustine, Florida). [1] Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese and Knights of Saint John. [1] September 20 Spaniards capture Fort Caroline Florida and massacre the French. [1] October 22 Jean Grolier de Serviéres French bibliophile, dies. [1] December 9 Pius IV [Gianangelo de' Medici] Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at age 66. [1] December 13 Konrad von Gesner naturalist, dies at age 49. [1] December 18 Benedetto Varchi Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at age 62. [1] December 24 Compromise of the Nobles closes against inquisition. [1] 1566 January 7 Antonio Michaele Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V. [1] Ludovicus Blosius [Louis de Blois "Dacrianus"], wrtier, dies. [1] March 9 David Riccio Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered. [1] March 26 Antonio de Cabezon composer, dies. [1] March 28 Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein Austrian diplomat, dies at age 79. [1] April 5 200 Brussel nobles offer Margaretha of Parma a petition. [1] April 25 Diane de Poitiers lover of French King Henry II, dies. [1] May 10 Leonhard Fuchs German botanist, dies at age 65. [1] December 1 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva. [1] 1567 February 10 Henry Stuart earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered. [1] March 11 Geuzen army leaves Walcheren to return to Oosterweel. [1] March 13 Battle at Oosterweel: Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger. [1] April 11 Dutch Prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda. [1] May 2 Marin Drzic Croatian playwright (Dundo Maroje), dies. [1] May 15 Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. [1] May 31 Péreguin de la Grange French minister/martyr of Reform, dies. [1] June 15 Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy. [1] June 16 Mary Queen of Scots thrown into Lochleven Castle prison. [1] June 20 Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique. [1] 1568 January 24 Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire. [1] In the Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw. [1] February 15 Hendrik van Brederode Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at age 36. [1] February 17 Holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay annual tribute to Sultan for peace. [1] February 19 Miles Coverdale translator (first complete English Bible), dies at age 80. [1] March 23 Treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike. [1] May 13 Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside. [1] May 16 Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England. [1] May 19 English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary. [1] May 23 Adolf van Nassau German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at age 27. [1] Battle at Heiligerlee: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, 100s killed. [1] July 13 Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral perfects a way to bottle beer. [1] December 24 Uprising of Morisco's in Granada. [1] December 26 Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada. [1] 1569 January 11 The first British royal lottery draw begins, lasting until May 6, drawing every ticket with a name and a corresponding prize ticket. Tickets had been sold since 1566, but only 1/12th of expected 400,000 tickets are sold. Top prize is 1/12 of 5000 pounds Sterling. [1] [187.123] [565.49] January 20 Miles Coverdale English bible translator Great bible, dies at age 80. [1] February 7 King Philip II forms inquistion in South America. [1] February 20 Mark van Vaernewijck Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at age 50. [1] March 13 Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots. [1] Louis Condé French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies in battle. [1] March 20 Duke van Alva leads "tenth penning" in Ponts the Cé. [1] May 10 Juan the Avila Spanish minister/writer. [1] May 27 François de Coligny French general (Jarnac), dies. [1] December 15 Westmoreland flees to Scotland. [1] December 23 Saint Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible. [1] 1570 January 2 Tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins. [1] January 3 Bartholomeus Latomus [Steinmetz], Flemish archbishop of Trier, dies. [1] January 4 Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew". [1] January 9 Tsar Ivan the terrible kills 1000-2000 residents of Novgorod. [1] January 23 Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out. [1] February 25 Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth, absolves her subjects from allegiance. [1] February 28 Anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas. [1] March 4 King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students. [1] March 12 Jacob van den Eynden Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies. [1] April 14 Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits. [1] April 24 Battles between Spanish troops and followers of sultan Suleiman. [1] May 10 Czar Ivan IV becomes Protestant. [1] May 20 Egidius Coppens publishes Abraham Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", first modern atlas, with 70 maps. [1] [5] December 9 Geuzen under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein. [1] December 13 Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Stettin. [1] 1571 January 3 Death of Joachim II Hektor at age 65; Elector of Brandenburg. [1] [37] January 11 Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion. [1] January 23 Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange in London. [1] February 14 Benvenuto Cellini Italian sculptor/metalsmith/author (Perseus), dies at age 70. [1] Odet de Coligny Cardinal of Châtillon/count of Beauvais, dies at age 53. [1] March 19 Spanish troops occupy Manila. [1] March 25 Catholic Italian businessman Roberto Ridolfi leaves Enngeland. [1] May 16 Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM. [1] May 19 Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines. [1] May 20 Venice, Spain and Pope Pius form anti-Turkish Saint League. [1] October 7 Turkish fleet defeated by Spanish and Italians in Battle of Lepanto. [1] 1572 February 5 Beggars assault Oisterwijk Netherlands, drive nuns out. [1] March 12 Luís Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal. [1] April 1 Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle. [1] April 21 France and England sign anti-Spanish military covenant. [1] May 1 Pius V [Antonio Ghislieri] great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies. [1] May 4 Veere sides with Geuzen. [1] May 15 Louis van Nassau and huguenots occupy Valenciennes. [1] May 24 Captain Francis Drake leaves Plymouth, England, with ships Swan and Pascha, in search of Spanish treasure. [859.11] July 20 Captain Francis Drake and English privateer Captain James Rance, with five ships and several pinnaces, set sail from the west coast of the Gulf of Darien in west Caribbean, to attack Nombrede Dios and raid treasure houses of the Spanish. [859.12] August 24 Saint Bartholomew Massacre: King Charles IX orders massacre of 30,000 Huguenots. [1] [262.152] November 6 Supernova is observed in the constellation known as Cassiopeia. [1] November 24 John Knox Scottish preacher, dies. [1] December 10 Cornelis Musius Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at age 72. [1] December 11 Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem. [1] December 13 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under Admiral Lumey. [1] December 17 Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands. [1] December 30 Galeazzo Alessi Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at age 60. [1] 1573 January 1 Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem. [1] February 11 First European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panamá). [1] February 28 Jan "Hans" Liefrinck Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about age 54. [1] March 7 Turkey and Venice signs peace treaty. [1] March 13 Michel de l'Hôpital chancellor of France (1560-68), dies at about age 65. [1] March 14 Claude II of Lotharingen, duke of Aumale/murdered Admiral Coligny, dies. [1] May 9 Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king. [1] August 9 Captain Francis Drake returns to Plymouth (left May 1572). [859.7] November 7 Solomon Luria (Maharshal) talmudic author (Yam Shel Shelomo), dies. [1] December 11 Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant duke of Alva, hanged. [1] 1574 January 29 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet. [1] February 9 Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht. [1] February 18 Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels. [1] February 19 Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer and Jisp Netherlands. [1] February 21 Spanish garrison of Middelburg Netherlands surrenders. [1] February 23 France begins 5th Holy War against Huguenots. [1] March 5 Philip of Saint-Aldegonde Flemish viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies. [1] April 1 Origin of All Fool's Day as King Charles IX of France changes calendar to start January 1. [242.4] April 14 Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau. [1] Christoffel Palts German General strategist, dies in battle. [1] Hendrik count of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle. [1] Louis earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle at age 35. [1] April 21 Cosimo de Medici Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about age 54. [1] May 30 Charles IX King of France (1560-74), dies. [1] Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France. [1] Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede versus Louis de Boisot). [1] December 13 Selîm II Sari the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74), dies at age 50. [1] December 26 Charles Guise archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at age 50. [1]