Historical Events In 1553

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

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   Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) was born in the year 1553.  

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

Jun 15   Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.  

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

Nov 23   In the year 1553 birth of prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)  

Feb 04   In the year 1553 caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37  

Feb 19   On this day in history erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41  

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 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   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   In the year 1553 death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)