1561

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Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

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Years: 1556 1557 1558 1559 1560 - 1561 - 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566


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[edit] Births

  • January 6 - Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (died 1656)
  • January 22 - Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher, scientist, and statesman (died 1626)
  • July 11 - Luís de Góngora y Argote, Spanish poet (died 1627)
  • August 20 - Jacopo Peri, Italian composer (died 1633)
  • August 24 - Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (died 1626)
  • August 25 - Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (died 1632)
  • September 29 - Adriaan van Roomen, Belgian mathematician (died 1615)
  • December 7 - Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)
  • December 9 - Edwin Sandys, English founder of the colony of Virginia (died 1629)
  • Jacopo Corsi, Italian composer (died 1602)
  • John Harington, English writer (died 1612)
  • Samuel Harsnett, Archbishop of York (died 1631)

[edit] Deaths