Births on September 3

Adriano Banchieri

Born on September 3, 1568

Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (d. 1634)

Adriano Banchieri (Bologna, 3 September 1568 – Bologna, 1634) was an Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He founded the Accademia dei Floridi in Bologna.

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Events on 1568

2 May

Loch Leven Castle
Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
19 May

Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
23 May

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)
Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
21 Jul

Battle of Jemmingen
Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
23 Sep

Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)
Spanish naval forces rout an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.

Births on September 3

Adriano Banchieri

Born on September 3, 1568

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Events on 1568

Loch Leven Castle

Mary, Queen of Scots

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)

Battle of Jemmingen

Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)