Page 2: Historical Events In 1553

Dec 14   In the year 1553 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1553 birth of louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601)   

May 14   Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born in the year 1553.   

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

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

Jul 15   Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history birth of prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)   

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   On this day in history death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

Apr 09   Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1553 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)