Historical Events In 1553

Dec 14   In the year 1553 henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France   

Dec 25   In the year 1553 battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeats the Spanish conquistadors and exetutes the governor of Chile Pedro de Valdivia.   

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Jan 22   In the year 1553 birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)   

Mar 29   In the year 1553 birth of vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)   

Apr 30   In the year 1553 birth of louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601)   

May 14   Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 05   In the year 1553 birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)   

Jun 15   Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1553 birth of archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)   

Nov 23   Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37   

Feb 19   On this day in history erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41   

Feb 25   Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) died on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 in the year 1553.   

Jul 06   Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 in the year 1553.   

Jul 09   In the year 1553 death of maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)   

Jul 11   Mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32 in the year 1553.   

Aug 08   On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)