What happened in 1553?
23 recorded events in 1553, including 11 in people, 8 in wars & conflicts and 2 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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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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People 11
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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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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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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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Architecture & Engineering 2
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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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