Historical Events Mar 7 Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, North Africa Mar 13 Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli Mar 15 Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise, France Events in 1560 Famous Birthdays Mar 8 Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian Prince of Venosa and composer, born in Venosa, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1613) Mar 13 William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and military commander (cousin to Maurice Prince of Orange), (d. 1620) Born in 1560 Feb 1560 History by Year Apr 1560 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists