{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1554

Jan 09 Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20 In the year 1554 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)  

Mar 26 Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born in the year 1554.  

Mar 27 In the year 1554 birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer  

May 20 Paulo Bellasio, composer was born in the year 1554.  

Jun 05 On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)  

Nov 30 Philip Sidney, England, poet/statesman/soldier (Arcadia) was born in the year 1554.  

Dec 17 In the year 1554 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne  

Dec 19 On this day in history birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)  

Jan 01 Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador (b. 1500) died in the year 1554.  

Jan 16 In the year 1554 death of christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)  

Feb 12 On this day in history death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17  

Feb 21 On this day in history hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies  

Feb 23 Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed died in the year 1554.  

Mar 03 Johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521)  

Jun 19 On this day in history sixt[us] Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Judith), dies at 53