1564 in History – What happened in year 1564
✅ Published on March 23rd, 2009 in 16th Century in History
In history, year 1564 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1564.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1564 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 26 january | Livonian War-A Lithuanian surprise attack resulted in a decisive defeat of the numerically superior Russian forces. |
| 24 June | India's legendary Queen Durgavati was martyred during the war with the Mughals. |
| 18 October | The naval commander of England, John Hawkins, embarked on a second visit to America. |
| 15 February | Italian physicist Galileo Galilei was born. |
| 23 April | Birth of poet and playwright William Shakespeare. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1564:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 09 March | David Fabricius / Astronomer / Germany |
| 15 February | Galileo Galilei / Physicist / Italy |
| 22 November | Henry Brooke / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 23 April | William Shakespeare / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 24 September | William Adams / Sailor / United Kingdom |
| 25 December | Johannes Buxtorf / Theologian / Germany |
| 26 February | Christopher Marlowe / Poet / United Kingdom |
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