Kolks Family Tree » Andries Cornelisz van der Wouden (± 1510-1561)

Day of death January 11, 1561

• Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
• In the year 1561: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 2 » Mendoza, Argentina, is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo.
  • April 14 » A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
  • June 4 » The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
  • August 19 » Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
  • September 9 » The ultimately unsuccessful Colloquy of Poissy opens in an effort to reconcile French Catholics and Protestants.
  • October 18 » In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1494 » Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian painter (b. 1449)
• 1495 » Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (b. 1428)
• 1546 » Gaudenzio Ferrari, Italian painter and sculptor (b. c. 1471)
• 1547 » Pietro Bembo, Italian poet, scholar, and theorist (b. 1470)
• 1554 » Min Bin, king of Arakan (b. 1493)
• 1641 » Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet and painter (b. 1583)