1566 (AD 1566) Historical Timeline & Archive

Explore biographies of historical figures born or commemorated in 1566 (AD 1566) from the 2Day Chrono-Wiki encyclopedia.

Notable Figures in 1566 (AD 1566) (3)

  • Bartolomé de las Casas (Died: 1566-07-17) — Spanish reformer and writer who fiercely denounced the atrocities against Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
  • Nostradamus (Died: 1566-07-02) — French apothecary and astrologer, famed for his prophetic writings, Les Prophéties.
  • Sigismund III Vasa (Born: 1566-06-20) — Vasa Dynasty founder, King of Poland-Lithuania and Sweden, deeply religious ruler.