Historical Events Dec 19 Battle at Dreux: Anne de Montmorency & huguenots under Condé captured Famous Birthdays Dec 18 Philipp Dulichius, composer Famous Deaths Dec 6 Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter and architect, dies at 67 Dec 17 Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 1561 History by Year 1563