1552
John Leland, English poet and historian (born 1502)
John Leland or Leyland was an English poet and antiquary.
John Leland, English poet and historian (born 1502)
The 1550s
Explore 189 historical events from 1550–1559.
1552
Sebastian Münster, German cartographer and cosmographer (born 1488)
Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer and cosmographer. He also was a Christian Hebraist scholar who taught as a professor at the University of Basel. His well-known work, th…
Sebastian Münster, German cartographer and cosmographer (born 1488)
1552
Alexander Barclay, English poet and author (born 1476)
Dr Alexander Barclay was a poet and clergyman of the Church of England, probably born in Scotland.
Alexander Barclay, English poet and author (born 1476)
1552
Antonio de Mendoza, Spanish politician, 1st Viceroy of New Spain (born 1495)
Antonio de Mendoza was a Spanish colonial administrator who was the first viceroy of New Spain, serving from 14 November 1535 to 25 November 1550, and the second viceroy of Peru, f…
Antonio de Mendoza, Spanish politician, 1st Viceroy of New Spain (born 1495)
1552
Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (born 1477)
Hermann of Wied was the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1515 to 1546.
Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (born 1477)
1552
Oswald Myconius, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1488)
Oswald Myconius was a Swiss Protestant theologian and Protestant reformer. He was a follower of Huldrych Zwingli.
Oswald Myconius, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1488)
1552
Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (born 1498)
Andreas Osiander was a German Lutheran theologian and Protestant reformer.
Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (born 1498)
1551
475 years ago
National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru
The National University of San Marcos is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established and the oldest c…
National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru
1551
475 years ago
William Camden, English historian and topographer (died 1623)
William Camden was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain an…
William Camden, English historian and topographer (died 1623)
1551
475 years ago
Thomas Drury, English government informer and swindler (died 1603)
Thomas Drury was an English government informer, messenger and swindler, who is noted for having been one of the main people responsible for accusations of heresy, blasphemy, and …
Thomas Drury, English government informer and swindler (died 1603)
1551
475 years ago
A coup by the military establishment of Japan's Ōuchi clan forces their lord to commit suicide, and their city is…
The Tainei-ji incident was a coup d'etat in September 1551 led by Sue Takafusa against Ōuchi Yoshitaka, hegemon and shugo daimyō of western Japan, which ended in the latter's forc…
A coup by the military establishment of Japan's Ōuchi clan forces their lord to commit suicide, and their city is…
1551
475 years ago
Martin Delrio, Belgian occultist and theologian (died 1601)
Martin Anton Delrio SJ was a Dutch Jesuit theologian. He studied at numerous institutions, receiving a master's degree in law from Salamanca in 1574. After a period of political se…
Martin Delrio, Belgian occultist and theologian (died 1601)
1551
475 years ago
Henry III of France (died 1589)
Henry III of France was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589 and, as Henry of Valois, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575. Before he ca…
Henry III of France (died 1589)
1551
475 years ago
Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (died 1618)
Giulio Romolo Caccini was an Italian composer, teacher, singer, instrumentalist and writer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was one of the founders of the genre o…
Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (died 1618)
1551
475 years ago
Charlotte de Sauve, French courtesan (died 1617)
Charlotte de Beaune Semblançay, Viscountess of Tours, Baroness de Sauve, Marquise de Noirmoutier was a French noblewoman and a mistress of King Henry of Navarre, who later ruled as…
Charlotte de Sauve, French courtesan (died 1617)
1551
475 years ago
Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (born 1520)
Barbara Radziwiłł was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund II Augustus, the last male monarch of the Jagiellon dynasty. Barbara, already w…
Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (born 1520)
1551
475 years ago
Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (born 1504)
Shin Saimdang was a Korean artist, writer, calligraphist, and poet, who lived during the Joseon period. She was born in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Her birth home, Ojukheon, which…
Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (born 1504)
1551
475 years ago
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (born 1486)
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi was an Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter active predominantly in Siena. He is considered one of the last undiluted representatives of the Sienese sch…
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (born 1486)
1551
475 years ago
Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, English politician (born 1514)
Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell was an English nobleman. He was the only son of the Tudor statesman Thomas Cromwell and Elizabeth Wyckes.
Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, English politician (born 1514)
1551
475 years ago
John Wallop, English soldier and diplomat (born 1490)
Sir John Wallop, KG was an English soldier and diplomat who belonged to an old Hampshire family from the village of Farleigh Wallop.
John Wallop, English soldier and diplomat (born 1490)
1551
475 years ago
Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (born 1516)
Margaret Leijonhufvud or Margareta Eriksdotter was Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 by marriage to King Gustav I. She played a political role as the advisor and intermediary to he…
Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (born 1516)
1551
475 years ago
Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō (born 1507)
Ōuchi Yoshitaka was the daimyō of Suō Province and the head of the Ōuchi clan, succeeding Ōuchi Yoshioki.
Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō (born 1507)
1551
475 years ago
The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Castello of Gozo to the Ottoman Empire following a brief siege, leading to the…
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller, is a Catholic military order. It was founded in the crusader Kingdom of …
The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Castello of Gozo to the Ottoman Empire following a brief siege, leading to the…
1551
475 years ago
Sue Takafusa, a retainer of the Ōuchi clan in western Japan, led a coup against the daimyō Ōuchi Yoshitaka, leading to…
Sue Harukata was a samurai who served as a senior retainer of the Ōuchi clan in the Sengoku period in Japan. He was the second son of Sue Okifusa, a senior retainer of the Ōuchi c…
Sue Takafusa, a retainer of the Ōuchi clan in western Japan, led a coup against the daimyō Ōuchi Yoshitaka, leading to…