What happened in 1560?
34 recorded events in 1560, including 16 in people, 7 in wars & conflicts and 6 in religion & belief systems. A further 3 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Battle of Okehazama
1560 battle
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Battle of Ergeme
1560 military conflict in Estonia during Livonian War
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Siege of Marune
1560 siege
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Battle of Norada
1560 historical battle in Japan
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Siege of Fellini
1560 siege and capture of the Russian army fortress Fellin
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Siege of Leith
1560 Siege at Leith
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Battle of Glasgow
1560 battle between French troops and forces of the Scottish Reformation
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Edinburgh
Treaty to formally conclude the Siege of Leith and forge a new Anglo-Scottish accord
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Treaty of Berwick
1560 treaty between Scottish nobles and England
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People 16
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Philipp Melanchthon died
German reformer (1497-1560)
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Philip I, Duke of Pomerania died
Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
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Domingo de Soto died
Spanish theologian, jurist and scientist
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Jean Cousin died
French painter, sculptor and engraver (ca. 1490-ca. 1560)
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Juan de Salazar de Espinosa died
Spanish explorer
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Jean-François Roberval died
French privateer and governor (c. 1500–1560)
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Diego Caballero died
Spanish merchant and minor Conquistador
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Moses ben Mordecai Bassola died
Rabbi and traveler
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Hendrik Niehoff died
Dutch pipe organ builder
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Johann Dryander died
German astronomer
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Gaspar Lax died
Spanish mathematician, logician, and philosopher
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Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully born
Born in Rosny-sur-Seine. French duke (1560-1641).
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Cesare Ripa born
Born in Perugia. Italian art historian.
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Iskandar Beg Munshi born
Born in Tabriz. Iranian historian.
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Marco Antonio de Dominis born
Born in Rab. Croatian cleric and scientist.
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Mohammed Qacim Ferichta born
Born in Gorgan. Persian court historian (1570–1620).
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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Sidi Darghut Mosque
Mosque in Tripoli, Libya
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St Lawrence's Church
Church in Macau
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Caltanissetta Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Sicily
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Baba Lului's Mosque
Mosque in Ahmedabad, India
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Behram efendijina džamija
Behram efendijina džamija (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Kadı Hasan Efendi Mosque (Sarajevo)
Mosque in Sarajevo
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Economy & Trade 1
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Nabeya Bi-tech Kaisha
Japanese company
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Architecture & Engineering 2
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Uffizi Gallery
Palace and art museum in Florence, Italy
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Santa Maria della Mercede a Montecalvario, Naples
Church
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 3 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1560 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1560.
16th century 2
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Jag Mandir
Palace in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India
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St Catherine's Cathedral
Cathedral in Utrecht
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1560s 1
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Beargarden
Bear-baiting and bull-baiting venue in 16th and 17th century London
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