What happened in 1553?
Invasion of Corsica, Siege of Metz and Battle of Sievershausen — among 39 events recorded in 1553.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Battles of Kawanakajima
1553–1564 battles
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Siege of Metz
By the Spanish during the Italian War of 1551–59
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Battle of Sievershausen
1553 battle
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Siege of Katsurao
1553 siege
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Battle of Taza
1553 battle
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Siege of Hof
1553 siege
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First Battle of Kalaa of the Beni Abbes
1553 battle
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Battle of Punnaikayal
1553 battle
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Battle of the Strait of Hormuz
1553 naval battle
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Invasion of Corsica
1553 Franco-Ottoman invasion of Corsica
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People 13
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Michael Servetus died
Spanish physician and theologian
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Girolamo Fracastoro died
Italian physician
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Erasmus Reinhold died
German astronomer and mathematician
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Charles de Bovelles died
French mathematician
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Augustin Hirschvogel died
16th century German artist, mathematician, and cartographer (1503-1553)
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Francisco de Montejo y León died
Spanish conquistador
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Diogo Soares died
Portuguese explorer (...-1553)
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Henry IV of France born
Born in Château de Pau. King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 (1553-1610).
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Margaret of Valois born
Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Queen of France and Navarre until 1599 (1553-1615)..
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Henri, Prince of Condé born
Born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre. French prince du Sang; Huguenot general, lived (1553-1588).
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Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma born
Born in Tordesillas. Spanish politician (1553-1625).
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Edward VI of England died
Died in Palace of Placentia. King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553.
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Maurice of Saxony died
Died in Sievershausen. Duke of Saxony and later Elector of Saxony (1521–1553).
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Raid of the Balearic islands (1553)
1553 military expedition
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Mansfield Cut Underwater Archeological District
Underwater Archaeological Site
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Religion & Belief Systems 8
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Lead Mosque
Mosque in Berat, Albania
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Fadil Mehmet Efendi mosque
Congregational mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Hofkirche
Church in Innsbruck, Austria
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Santa Maria in Porto Basilica
Church building in Ravenna, Italy
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Blagoveschensky Monastery
Monastery in Murom, Russia
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hermitage church of Saint George
Hermitage church in Huesca, Spain
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St. Martin (Witterda)
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Eligius chapel
Church building in Meienberg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher
Church building in Corfu, Ionian Islands Region, Greece
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Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia
Church
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Crathes Castle
16th century castle in northeast Scotland
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Fort Carré
Fort in the Antibes
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Fountain of Orion
Monumental fountain in Messina, Italy
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Empires & Countries 1
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Sonsonate founded
Sonsonate was founded.
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