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Who Was Alive in 1560

8 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1560

Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 85
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 66
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 27
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 20
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 18
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 17
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 14
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 13
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote

Also Born in 1560

1560–1614 · born August 7
Hungarian countess and suspected serial killer (1560–1614)

Also Died in 1560

1544–1560 · died December 5
King of France from 1559 to 1560
1522–1560 · died January 1
French poet and critic (died 1560)
1515–1560 · died June 11
Queen of Scotland from 1538 to 1542
1466–1560 · died November 25
Admiral of the Republic of Genoa (1466–1560)

Sources

  1. 1560 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
  3. Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia
  4. Elizabeth I — Wikipedia
  5. Francis Drake — Wikipedia
  6. Akbar — Wikipedia
  7. Tokugawa Ieyasu — Wikipedia
  8. Tycho Brahe — Wikipedia
  9. Miguel de Cervantes — Wikipedia
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