What happened in 1552?

1552 Siege of Eger

Wars & Conflicts · Eger

1552 battle that occurred during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars

Siege of Kazan

Wars & Conflicts · Kazan

1552 Russian conquest of Kazan

Siege of Temesvár

Wars & Conflicts · Timișoara

1552 siege

Capture of Muscat

Wars & Conflicts · Old Muscat

1552 conquest

Second Margrave War

Wars & Conflicts · Franconia

War

Battle of Palast

Wars & Conflicts · Plášťovce

1552 battle

Battle of Akatsuka

Wars & Conflicts

1552 battle

Battle of Kiyosu

Wars & Conflicts

1552 battle

Battle of Szeged

Wars & Conflicts · Szeged

1552 battle

Battle of Kaberten

Wars & Conflicts · Tuat

1552 battle

Siege of Hormuz

Wars & Conflicts · Hormuz Island

Battle of Ponza

Wars & Conflicts · Ponza

1552 battle

Ottoman campaign against Hormuz

Wars & Conflicts · Persian Gulf

1552 military campaign

Campaign of Tahmasp I

Wars & Conflicts · Eastern Anatolia Region

1552–1553 military campaign

Peace of Passau

Politics & Government

Peace treaty

Treaty of Chambord

Politics & Government · Chambord

1552 treaty

Francis Xavier died

People · Shangchuan Island

Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)

Antonio de Mendoza died

People · Lima

Spanish colonial administrator

Petrus Apianus died

People · Ingolstadt

German astronomer, mathematician and cartographer (1495-1552)

Sebastian Münster died

People · Basel

German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar (1488–1552)

Andreas Osiander died

People · Königsberg

German Protestant reformer, 1498-1552

Blasco de Garay died

People · Barcelona

Spanish scientist

Fernão Pires de Andrade died

People · Ternate Island

Portuguese merchant/pharmacist/diplomat

Garcí Manuel de Carbajal died

People · Arequipa Department

Spanish conquistador

Baltasar Maldonado died

People · Bogotá

Spanish conquistador

Edmund Spenser born

People · East Smithfield

Born in East Smithfield. English poet (c. 1552 – 1599).

Boris Godunov born

People · Vyazma

Born in Vyazma. Russian Tsar (1598–1605).

Emperor Rudolf II born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612).

Agrippa d'Aubigné born

People · Pons

Born in Pons. French military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630).

Richard Hakluyt born

People · Hereford

Born in Hereford. English author, editor and translator (1553–1616).

Paolo Sarpi born

People · Venice

Born in Venice. Venetian patriot, scholar, scientist and church reformer.

John Speed born

People · Farndon

Born in Farndon. English cartographer and historian (1551/52-1629).

Paul V born

People · Rome

Born in Rome. 233rd pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1605 to 1621.

Vasili IV of Russia born

People · Nizhny Novgorod

Born in Nizhny Novgorod. Tsar of Russia (1606–1610).

Walter Raleigh born

People · Hayes Barton

Born in Hayes Barton. English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618).

University of Orihuela

Science & Technology

Historic site in Alicante, Spain

Tuggurt Expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Biskra

Military conflict

Attack on Zuwarah

Exploration & Discovery · Zaltan

1552 military expedition

Cathedral of Miranda do Douro

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Miranda do Douro, Bragança District, Portugal

Saint John the Evangelist Church (Arzamas)

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Arzamas, Russia

Zilantov monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Kazan, Russia

Uspensky Brusensky monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Kolomna, Russia

Saint Sebastian Analco Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural heritage site in El Salvador

Princes' Revolt

Social Movements & Revolutions · Archduchy of Austria

Uprising of German Protestant princes against the Emperor Charles V

Santa Maria Assunta

Architecture & Engineering · Carignano

Church in Genoa, Italy

Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Alcamo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Alcamo, Italy

Fort Saint Michael

Architecture & Engineering

Hospitaller fort in Senglea, Malta

Fortifications of Senglea

Architecture & Engineering

Church of the Nativity of Christ (Kargopol)

Architecture & Engineering

Eastern Orthodox church building in Kargopol, Russia

Bebo Fountain

Architecture & Engineering

Listed post-Byzantine fountain in Greece

Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves

Architecture & Engineering

Church on Ilha de Maré, Salvador

Pokrovsky monastery (Balakhna)

Architecture & Engineering

Former monastery in Balakhna, Russia

Kōden-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple of the Sōtō sect dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha in Saga, Japan

Khanate of Qazan dissolved

Empires & Countries · Kazan

Khanate of Qazan ceased to exist, having been centered at Kazan.

Hanthawaddy Kingdom dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bago

Hanthawaddy Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Bago.