Historical Events In 1558

Jan 07   Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French under Francois, Duke of Guise on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1558 french troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais   

Jan 09   In the year 1558 geneva becomes independent from Berne canton, Switzerland   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies   

Mar 05   In the year 1558 smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes   

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

Mar 14   In the year 1558 ferdinand I appointed Holy Roman emperor   

Mar 24   Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies in the year 1558.   

Mar 25   Marcos de Niza, French Franciscan explorer in the year 1558.   

Apr 04   Czar Ivan IV gives parts of North-Russia to fur traders on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on this day in history.   

Apr 24   In the year 1558 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   In the year 1558 andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

Jun 04   On this day in history maximilian of Burgundy, leader of Holland/admiral, dies at 43   

Jul 11   In the year 1558 robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon)   

Jul 13   In the year 1558 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history mérida is founded in Venezuela.   

Oct 18   In the year 1558 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   Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (Spanish Tragedy) in the year 1558.   

Nov 07   In the year 1558 french king Henri II occupies Calais   

Nov 12   On this day in history shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies   

Nov 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1558.   

Nov 23   Charles, earl of Lalaing/land guardian of the Neth, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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May 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1558 birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

Sep 09   Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, French soldier (d. 1602) was born in the year 1558.   

Oct 12   On this day in history birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

Oct 12   On this day in history birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

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

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

Feb 25   Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498) died in the year 1558.   

Mar 13   Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

Mar 25   Marcos de Niza, French Franciscan explorer died in the year 1558.   

Apr 18   Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent died in the year 1558.   

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

Apr 26   On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies