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Historical Events In 1556

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Jan 16   Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 23   On this day in history most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shansi Province, China  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 23   Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shensi Province, China in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 23   On this day in history shaanxi earthquake in China killing 830,000 people  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 24   Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 27   Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 27   Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 05   On this day in history kings Henri I & Philip II sign Treaty of Vaucelles  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 05   In the year 1556 kings Henri I &Philip II sign Treaty of Vaucelles  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 07   Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 14   On this day in history archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 21   Sethus Calvisius, composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 18   In the year 1556 francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 19   On this day in history lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 21   On this day in history archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer burned at the stake as a heretic.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 21   Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 22   On this day in history cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 28   Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 13   On this day in history portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 18   In the year 1556 luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 10   On this day in history martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jul 31   Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Aug 10   Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Aug 25   David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 09   Pope Paul IV refuses to crown Ferdinand of Austria emperor on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 12   On this day in history emperor Charles resigns, his brother Ferdinand van Austria takes over  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 13   Charles V & Maria of Hungary march into Spain on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 15   In the year 1556 vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 17   Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 31   John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 05   Akbar (14) succeeds his father Humajun on as Sultan of Delhi on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 10   In the year 1556 richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 10   On this day in history russian treasure ship Edward Bonaventure, carrying Ivan the Terrible's ambassador to Elizabeth 1 of England, was wrecked off Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 23   On this day in history king Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In 1556

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 08   Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 27   Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 07   Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 21   Sethus Calvisius, composer was born in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 18   Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Aug 10   In the year 1556 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 15   On this day in history birth of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1556

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Mar 19   Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 21   On this day in history death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 18   On this day in history luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 28   On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 10   On this day in history martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jul 31   Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 in the year 1556.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Aug 25   In the year 1556 david Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 31   On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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