1560 in literature

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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1560.

Events

• August 27 - The Parliament of Scotland approves the Scots Confession of faith.
• date unknown - Completion of decoration in the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice.

New books

• Geneva Bible (first full edition)
• Giachem Bifrun (translator) - L'g Nuof Sainc Testamaint da nos Signer Jesu Christ (New Testament in Putèr variety of Romansh language)
• Thomas Churchyard - The Contention bettwyxte Churchyeard and Camell, upon David Dycers Dreame
• Virakta Tontadarya - Siddhesvara Purana

New drama

• Jacques Grévin - Jules César
• Thomas Preston - Cambises (possible date of first performance)

Poetry

• See 1560 in poetry

Births

• January 3 – John Bois, English Bible translator (died 1643)
• Baptised August 4 – Sir John Harington, English courtier, poet and inventor (died 1612)
• October 10 – Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian (died 1609)
• December 3 – Jan Gruter, Netherlandish critic and scholar (died 1627)
• Unknown dates
  • Constantino Cajetan, Italian ecclesiastical historian (died 1650)
  • Álvarez de Paz, Spanish Jesuit theologian (died 1620)
• Probable year of birth
  • Heinrich Khunrath, German hermetic philosopher writing in Latin (died 1605)
  • Anthony Munday, English dramatist and miscellanist (died 1633)

Deaths

• January 1 – Joachim du Bellay, French poet (born c. 1522)
• April 7 – Robert Céneau, French bishop and historian (born 1483)
• April 19 – Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant theologian (born 1497)
• July 9 – John Slotanus, Dutch Catholic polemical writer (date of birth unknown)
• September 30 – Melchior Cano, Spanish theologian (born c. 1509)
• November 15 – Domingo de Soto, Spanish theologian (born 1494)
• December 21 – Georg Thym, German poet (born c. 1520)
• Unknown date – Didacus Ximenes, Spanish theologian and philosopher