{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1566

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of angelo Notari, composer  

Jan 30 On this day in history birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer  

May 26 Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born in the year 1566.  

May 26 Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 19 In the year 1566 birth of james I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25)  

Jun 20 In the year 1566 birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands  

Sep 01 On this day in history birth of edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626)  

Oct 13 Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643) was born in the year 1566.  

Nov 06 On this day in history birth of julien Perrichon, composer  

Nov 10 On this day in history birth of robert Devereux 2nd earl of Essex/cousin/lover of Elizabeth I  

Dec 01 In the year 1566 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

Dec 11 On this day in history birth of manuel Cardoso, composer  

Dec 20 On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)  

Dec 30 On this day in history birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer  

Jan 07 Ludovicus Blosius, [Louis de Blois "Dacrianus"], wrtier, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 03 George Cassander, Flemish theologian (b. 1513) died on this day in history.  

Mar 09 David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered died in the year 1566.  

Mar 26 Antonio de Cabezon, composer, dies in the year 1566.  

Mar 28 On this day in history siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, dies at 79  

Apr 25 Diane de Poitiers, lover of French King Henry II, dies on this day in history.  

May 04 On this day in history death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)  

May 10 On this day in history leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65