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Who Was Alive in 1568

9 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1568

Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 35
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 28
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 26
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 25
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 22
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 21
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote
Francis Bacon
Francis BaconAge 7
1561–1626 · Philosophy & Thought
Philosopher of the scientific method
Galileo Galilei
Galileo GalileiAge 4
1564–1642 · Science & Invention
Father of modern observational astronomy
William Shakespeare
William ShakespeareAge 4
1564–1616 · Literature
Greatest playwright in the English language

Also Born in 1568

1568–1644 · born April 5
Head of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644
1568–1639 · born September 5
Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet (1568–1639)
1568–1591 · born March 9
Italian Jesuit seminarian and saint (1568–1591)

Also Died in 1568

1494–1568 · died August 21
16th-century French nobleman and military leader
1545–1568 · died July 24
Heir apparent to Philip II of Spain (1545–1568)
1545–1568 · died October 3
Queen of Spain from 1559 to 1568
1490–1568 · died March 20
Duke of Prussia from 1525 to 1568

Sources

  1. 1568 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Elizabeth I — Wikipedia
  3. Francis Drake — Wikipedia
  4. Akbar — Wikipedia
  5. Tokugawa Ieyasu — Wikipedia
  6. Tycho Brahe — Wikipedia
  7. Miguel de Cervantes — Wikipedia
  8. Francis Bacon — Wikipedia
  9. Galileo Galilei — Wikipedia
  10. William Shakespeare — Wikipedia
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