1566 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
March 9, 1566
– David Rizzio, private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots, is murdered in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland.
April 5, 1566
– Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrik van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Netherlands. The Inquisition is suspended and a delegation is sent to Spain to petition Philip II.
Who Were Born On ?
March 8, 1566
– Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)
May 26, 1566
– Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)
June 19, 1566
– King James I of England and VI of Scotland (d. 1625)
June 20, 1566
– King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland (d. 1632)
August 12, 1566
– Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (d. 1633)
September 1, 1566
– Edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626)
October 13, 1566
– Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643)
November 10, 1566
– Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English politician (d. 1601)
December 11, 1566
– Manuel Cardoso, Portuguese composer (d. 1650)
December 20, 1566
– Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)