Historical Events In 1555

Feb 09   Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake on this day in history.   

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

Mar 02   Ludovico Spontoni, composer in the year 1555.   

Mar 23   Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 in the year 1555.   

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   On this day in history johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75   

Apr 17   On this day in history siena surrenders for Spanish troops   

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

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

May 25   In the year 1555 gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46   

Jun 07   On this day in history maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76   

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   Thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 23   On this day in history louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange   

Sep 25   In the year 1555 freedom of Religion in Augsburg   

Sep 30   On this day in history oxford Bishop Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic   

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   Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1555 stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65   

Nov 12   On this day in history the English Parliament re-establishes Catholicism.   

Nov 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1555.   

Dec 27   Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)   

Dec 27   In the year 1555 birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist   

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

Mar 23   Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 in the year 1555.   

Mar 27   William Hunter, Protestant martyr died in the year 1555.   

Apr 12   Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 in the year 1555.   

May 01   Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 in the year 1555.   

May 25   In the year 1555 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.   

Jun 23   In the year 1555 death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)