Historical Events In 1555

Feb 09   Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake on this day in history.  

Feb 09   John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history ludovico Spontoni, composer  

Mar 23   Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 in the year 1555.  

Mar 27   William Hunter, Protestant martyr on this day in history.  

Apr 09   In the year 1555 marcello Cervini elected Pope Marcellus II  

Apr 12   Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 17   On this day in history siena surrenders for Spanish troops  

May 01   Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 23   In the year 1555 giampietro Caraffa elected Pope Paul IV  

May 25   On this day in history gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46  

Jun 07   In the year 1555 maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76  

Jul 02   Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola in the year 1555.  

Aug 23   In the year 1555 calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands.  

Sep 08   In the year 1555 thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies  

Sep 23   Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange on this day in history.  

Sep 25   In the year 1555 freedom of Religion in Augsburg  

Sep 30   In the year 1555 oxford Bishop Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic  

Oct 16   On this day in history an English protestant, Nicholas Ridley, is burned at the stake for heresy  

Oct 16   On this day in history hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80  

Oct 21   In the year 1555 emperor Charles V makes Erard of Pallandt earl of Culemborg  

Oct 25   Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan in the year 1555.  

Nov 12   In the year 1555 stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65  

Nov 12   The English Parliament re-establishes Catholicism in the year 1555.  

Nov 17   In the year 1555 william of Orange becomes member of Council of State  

Nov 21   On this day in history georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61  

Nov 24   French Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

Dec 27   In the year 1555 johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist  

Mar 02   Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21   In the year 1555 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

Aug 01   In the year 1555 birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)  

Sep 23   Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 27   On this day in history birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist  

Feb 09   On this day in history death of john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy  

Mar 23   On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67  

Mar 27   William Hunter, Protestant martyr died in the year 1555.  

Apr 12   On this day in history johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75  

May 01   Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 in the year 1555.  

May 25   On this day in history gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46  

Jun 07   In the year 1555 maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76  

Jun 23   Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) died on this day in history.