1568 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
May 2, 1568
– Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
May 13, 1568
– Battle of Langside: the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.
May 16, 1568
– Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.
May 19, 1568
– Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
May 23, 1568
– The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain.
July 21, 1568
– Eighty Years’ War: Battle of Jemmingen – Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
Who Were Born On ?
February 11, 1568
– Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)
March 9, 1568
– Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (d. 1591)
September 3, 1568
– Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer (d. 1634)
September 5, 1568
– Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639)