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   Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jul 15   Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born in the year 1553.   

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

Feb 04   Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1553.   

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

Feb 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15   

Jul 09   In the year 1553 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   Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) died on this day in history.