Today in History for Year 1568

Months in Year 1568: January February March May June July September October December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 18 of 18

Jan 24th - Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire
Jan 24th - In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
Feb 17th - Holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace
Mar 23rd - Treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike
May 13th - Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside
May 16th - Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England
May 19th - English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary
May 23rd - Battle at Heiligerlee: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, 100s killed
May 23rd - The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain.
Jun 1st - Duke of Alva oversees beheading of 18 nobles in Brussels as part of Council of Troubles/Council of Blood
Jul 10th - Battle on Eems: Dutch Water garrison beats Spanish
Jul 13th - Dean of St Paul's Cathedral perfects a way to bottle beer
Jul 21st - Battle at Jemmingen: Alva's troops beat Dutch rebellion
Oct 5th - Conference of York begins: trial against Mary Stuart
Oct 5th - William of Oranges army occupies Brabant
Oct 21st - 2nd Altenburger sermon: Philippisten/Gnesiolutheranen
Dec 24th - Uprising of Morisco's in Granada
Dec 26th - Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6

Feb 11th - Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)
Mar 9th - Aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint
May 11th - Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)
May 17th - Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer
Sep 3rd - Adriano Banchieri, composer
Sep 5th - Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 18 of 18

Feb 15th - Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36
Feb 19th - Miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80
Mar 20th - Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia, dies at 77
May 23rd - Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27
Jun 1st - Duke of Alva and authority of Council of Troubles behead 18 nobles in Brussels for treason and heresy
Jun 1st - Gijsbert van Bronkhorst-Batenburg, calvinist leader, beheaded
Jun 5th - Lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded
Jun 5th - Philips van Montmorency count of Horne, admiral/statesman, beheaded
Jun 5th - Willem Key, painter, dies at about 47
Jul 6th - Johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61
Jul 23rd - Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23
Jul 24th - Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)
Sep 24th - Antoon van Stralen, Flemish mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47
Oct 3rd - Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23
Oct 14th - Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer
Oct 28th - Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)
Dec 23rd - Roger Ascham, tutor of Elizabeth I of England
Dec 31st - Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (b. 1493)