Historical Events In 1553

Dec 14   Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France in the year 1553.   

Dec 25   On this day in history battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeats the Spanish conquistadors and exetutes the governor of Chile Pedro de Valdivia.   

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Jan 22   In the year 1553 birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)   

Mar 29   Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

May 14   Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 05   Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born in the year 1553.   

Jun 15   Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born in the year 1553.   

Jul 15   On this day in history birth of archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)   

Nov 23   Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37   

Feb 19   Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 in the year 1553.   

Feb 25   In the year 1553 death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

Apr 09   On this day in history francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49   

Jul 06   In the year 1553 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15   

Jul 09   On this day in history death of maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)   

Jul 11   On this day in history mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32   

Aug 08   On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)