Historical Events In 1553

Dec 14   On this day in history henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France  

Dec 25   In the year 1553 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 in the year 1553.  

Apr 30   Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601) was born in the year 1553.  

May 14   On this day in history birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)  

Jun 05   In the year 1553 birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)  

Jun 15   In the year 1553 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands  

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 in the year 1553.  

Feb 04   Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) died on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 in the year 1553.  

Jul 06   On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15  

Jul 09   Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521) died in the year 1553.  

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

Aug 08   Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) died in the year 1553.