Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1560
Birthdays
- January 17 - Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)
- March 8 - Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)
- June 25 - Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)
- August 7 - Elizabeth Bαthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)
- August 10 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (d. 1629)
- November 3 - Annibale Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609)
- December 3 - Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)
Deaths
- January 1 - Joachim du Bellay, French poet (b. 1522)
- February 7 - Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)
- February 16 - Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat
- April 19 - Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer (b. 1497)
- June 12 - Imagawa Yoshimoto, Japanese daimyo (b. 1519)
- June 12 - Ii Naomori, Japanese warrior (b. 1506)
- September 8 - Amy Robsart, English noblewoman (b. 1534)
- September 29 - King Gustav I of Sweden, (b. 1496)
- September 30 - Melchior Cano, Spanish theologian (b. 1525)
- November 25 - Andrea Doria, Italian naval leader (b. 1466)
- December 5 - King Francis II of France, (b. 1544)
Events
- February 27 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland.
- June 12 - Battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.
- July 6 - The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.
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