Historical Events In 1556

Jan 16   Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain   

Jan 23   Most deadly earthquake results in the deaths of 830000 in Shansi Province, China   

Jan 23   Most deadly earthquake results in the deaths of 830000 in Shensi Province, China.   

Jan 23   Shaanxi earthquake in China killing 830000 people.   

Jan 24   Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, results in the deaths of 830000   

Jan 27   Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

Jan 27   Willem of Orange is recorded as becoming knight of Guilder Flies.   

Feb 05   Kings Henri I and Philip II sign Treaty of Vaucelles.   

Feb 07   Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren.   

Feb 14   Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic.   

Feb 21   Sethus Calvisius, composer.   

Mar 18   Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant   

Mar 19   Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70.   

Mar 21   Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer burned at the stake as a heretic.   

Mar 21   Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66.   

Mar 22   Cardinal Reginald Pole is recorded as becoming archbishop of Canterbury.   

Mar 28   Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain   

Apr 13   Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope.   

Apr 18   Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61.   

Jun 10   Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies   

Jul 31   Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65.   

Aug 10   Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer.   

Aug 25   David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54   

Sep 09   Pope Paul IV refuses to crown Ferdinand of Austria emperor   

Sep 12   Emperor Charles steps down, his brother Ferdinand van Austria takes over   

Sep 13   Charles V and Maria of Hungary march into Spain.   

Sep 15   Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain   

Oct 17   Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain.   

Oct 31   John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50.   

Nov 05   Akbar (14) succeeds his father Humajun on as Sultan of Delhi.   

Nov 10   Richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland.   

Nov 10   Russian treasure ship Edward Bonaventure, carrying Ivan the Terrible's ambassador to Elizabeth 1 of England, was wrecked off Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire   

Nov 23   King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts   

Jan 08   Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born in the year 1556.   

Jan 27   In the year 1556 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

Feb 07   Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born in the year 1556.   

Feb 21   On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

Mar 07   In the year 1556 birth of guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621)   

Mar 18   On this day in history birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant   

Aug 10   Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618) was born in the year 1556.   

Mar 19   Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 in the year 1556.   

Mar 21   On this day in history death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66   

Apr 18   Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

May 28   Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) died on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history david Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54   

Oct 31   John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on this day in history.