Historical Events In 1555
Sunday, 07 March 2021
Feb 09 Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake in the year 1555.
Feb 09 In the year 1555 john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy
Mar 02 Ludovico Spontoni, composer on this day in history.
Mar 23 Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on this day in history.
Mar 27 In the year 1555 william Hunter, Protestant martyr
Apr 09 On this day in history marcello Cervini elected Pope Marcellus II
Apr 12 Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on this day in history.
Apr 17 Siena surrenders for Spanish troops in the year 1555.
May 01 On this day in history marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53
May 23 In the year 1555 giampietro Caraffa elected Pope Paul IV
May 25 In the year 1555 gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46
Jun 07 On this day in history maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76
Jul 02 Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola in the year 1555.
Aug 23 In the year 1555 calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands.
Sep 08 Thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies in the year 1555.
Sep 23 On this day in history louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange
Sep 25 On this day in history freedom of Religion in Augsburg
Sep 30 In the year 1555 oxford Bishop Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic
Oct 16 On this day in history an English protestant, Nicholas Ridley, is burned at the stake for heresy
Oct 16 Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on this day in history.
Oct 21 On this day in history emperor Charles V makes Erard of Pallandt earl of Culemborg
Oct 25 In the year 1555 emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan
Nov 12 Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 on this day in history.
Nov 12 The English Parliament re-establishes Catholicism in the year 1555.
Nov 17 In the year 1555 william of Orange becomes member of Council of State
Nov 21 Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 on this day in history.
Nov 24 On this day in history french Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65
Dec 27 On this day in history johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist