Historical Events In 1558

Jan 07   On this day in history calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French  

Jan 07   On this day in history calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French under Francois, Duke of Guise  

Jan 08   French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Geneva becomes independent from Berne canton, Switzerland in the year 1558.  

Jan 11   On this day in history westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm  

Feb 03   Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies in the year 1558.  

Mar 05   Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes in the year 1558.  

Mar 13   In the year 1558 jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies  

Mar 14   On this day in history ferdinand I appointed Holy Roman emperor  

Mar 24   On this day in history anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies  

Mar 25   On this day in history marcos de Niza, French Franciscan explorer  

Apr 04   In the year 1558 czar Ivan IV gives parts of North-Russia to fur traders  

Apr 18   In the year 1558 roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent  

Apr 24   On this day in history queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Francois  

Apr 26   Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies in the year 1558.  

Apr 26   Jean Fran‡ois Fernel French physician, dies in the year 1558.  

May 16   On this day in history andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)  

Jun 04   In the year 1558 maximilian of Burgundy, leader of Holland/admiral, dies at 43  

Jul 11   Robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon) in the year 1558.  

Jul 13   On this day in history battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines.  

Jul 23   Battle at Grevelingen: Gen/earl Lamoraal van Egmont beat France in the year 1558.  

Aug 04   On this day in history 1st printing of Zohar (Jewish Kabbalah)  

Aug 19   Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian on this day in history.  

Aug 25   In the year 1558 king Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots.  

Sep 21   Charles V, King of Spain (Carlos I)/Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Oct 09   Mérida is founded in Venezuela on this day in history.  

Oct 18   On this day in history maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53  

Oct 21   Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician (Poetice), dies at 74 in the year 1558.  

Nov 06   On this day in history thomas Kyd, English dramatist (Spanish Tragedy)  

Nov 07   French king Henri II occupies Calais in the year 1558.  

Nov 12   In the year 1558 shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies  

Nov 17   In the year 1558 elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary  

Nov 17   Mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Nov 23   In the year 1558 charles, earl of Lalaing/land guardian of the Neth, dies at 52  

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May 16   In the year 1558 birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)  

Jul 11   On this day in history birth of robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon)  

Aug 19   On this day in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian  

Sep 09   Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, French soldier (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 12   Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born in the year 1558.  

Oct 12   Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born in the year 1558.  

Nov 06   In the year 1558 birth of thomas Kyd, English dramatist (Spanish Tragedy)  

Feb 03   Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 25   On this day in history death of eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498)  

Mar 13   In the year 1558 jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies  

Mar 24   On this day in history anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies  

Mar 25   In the year 1558 death of marcos de Niza, French Franciscan explorer  

Apr 18   In the year 1558 death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent  

Apr 20   In the year 1558 death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)  

Apr 26   Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies in the year 1558.