Historical Events In 1555

Feb 09   In the year 1555 bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.   

Feb 09   John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy in the year 1555.   

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

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

Mar 27   On this day in history william Hunter, Protestant martyr   

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

Apr 12   In the year 1555 johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75   

Apr 17   Siena surrenders for Spanish troops in the year 1555.   

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

May 23   Giampietro Caraffa elected Pope Paul IV on this day in history.   

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

Jun 07   Maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands on this day in history.   

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   Oxford Bishop Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic in the year 1555.   

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

Oct 16   In the year 1555 hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

Oct 21   Emperor Charles V makes Erard of Pallandt earl of Culemborg in the year 1555.   

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

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 in the year 1555.   

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)   

Aug 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1555.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1555 johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75   

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

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.