Historical Events
- Jan 24 Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire
- Jan 24 In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
- Feb 17 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II agrees to pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire for peace
- Mar 23 Treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike
- May 13 Mary Queen of Scots is defeated at Battle of Langside
- May 16 Mary Queen of Scots flees to England
- May 19 English Queen Elizabeth I arrests Mary, Queen of Scots
- May 23 Battle of Heiligerlee, Groningen: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, thousands killed
- May 23 The Netherlands declares independence from Spain
- Jun 1 Duke of Alva oversees beheading of 18 nobles in Brussels as part of Council of Troubles/Council of Blood
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Famous People Born in 1568
- Feb 11 Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)
- Mar 9 Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian aristocrat and saint, born in Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1591)
- Apr 17 Christophe Thomas Walliser, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1648)
- May 11 Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)
- Sep 3 Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist, composer, poet, and monk, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1634)
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World Leaders in 1568
Elizabeth I
Philip II of Spain
Would You Believe?
Would You Believe?Dean of St. Paul's London, Alexander Nowell perfects a way to bottle beer
On July 13, 1568
Albert of Prussia