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Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s - 1560s - 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s Years: 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 - 1564 - 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 Events Births February 6 - Christopher Marlowe, English poet and dramatist February 15 - Galileo Galilei born in Pisa. March 9 - David Fabricius, Frisian astronomer. April 23 - William Shakespeare,born in Stratford-upon-Avon, later famous poet and dramatist Deaths February 18 - Michelangelo Buonarroti May 27 - John Calvin
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century
Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s - 1560s - 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s
Years: 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 - 1564 - 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569
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