What happened in 1555?

Battle of Miyajima

Wars & Conflicts · Itsukushima

1555 battle

Battle of Sirhind

Wars & Conflicts · Sirhind-Fategarh

1555 battle between the Mughal and Suri empires

Capture of Béjaïa

Wars & Conflicts · Béjaïa

1555 siege

Battle of Kivinebb

Wars & Conflicts · Pervomayskoye

Battle between Sweden and Russia in 1555

Battle at Machhiwara

Wars & Conflicts · Machhiwara

Portuguese–Adil Shahi War

Wars & Conflicts · Maharashtra

1555–1557 war

Peace of Augsburg

Politics & Government

1555 peace treaty

Pedro Mascarenhas died

People · Old Goa

Died in Old Goa. Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator.

Julius III died

People · Rome

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555

Marcellus II died

People · Rome

Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555

Gemma Frisius died

People · Leuven

Frisian physician, mathematician and cartographer (1508–1555)

Oronce Finé died

People · Paris

French mathematician and cartographer (*1494 – †1555)

François de Malherbe born

People · Caen

Born in Caen. French poet, critic, and translator (1555–1628).

Naresuan born

People · Chan Royal Palace

Born in Chan Royal Palace. King of Ayutthaya.

Moderata Fonte born

People · Venice

Born in Venice. Venetian poet.

Giovanni Antonio Magini born

People · Padua

Born in Padua. Italian mathematician, cartographer and astronomer (1555–1617).

Juana I of Castile died

People · Tordesillas

Died in Tordesillas. Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516.

Henri II of Navarre died

People · Hagetmau

Died in Hagetmau. King of Navarre.

Charles II, Lord of Monaco born

People · Monte Carlo

Born in Monte Carlo. Lord of Monaco (1555-1589).

April 1555 papal conclave

Religion & Belief Systems · Sistine Chapel

Election

May 1555 papal conclave

Religion & Belief Systems · Apostolic Palace

Conclave

All Saints church in Ptaszkowa

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Ptaszkowa, Poland

St. Basil's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Red Square

Church in Moscow

catedral de la anunciacion de kazan

Religion & Belief Systems

Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Sviyazhsk, Tatarstan, Russia

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Drohobych

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Drohobych, Ukraine

Dainen-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Oyamazaki, Japan

Former Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Blumenstein in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Muscovy Company

Economy & Trade · London

16th-century business enterprise

Chisō

Economy & Trade · Nakagyō Ward

Traditional Japanese textile producer

1555 Üsküb earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in the Ottoman Empire

Granvelle Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Demolished Renaissance palace in Brussels, Belgium

Sanctuary of the Madonna of Miracles

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Corbetta, Italy

All Saints Church, Church Lawton

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II* listed church in Church Lawton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

Letohrádek Hvězda

Architecture & Engineering

Villa in Prague

Chōraku-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

A Pro Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Castle in Seedorf in the canton of Uri, Switzerland

Republic of Siena dissolved

Empires & Countries · Siena

Republic of Siena ceased to exist, having been centered at Siena.

Ava Kingdom dissolved

Empires & Countries · Inwa

Ava Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Inwa.

Baol founded

Empires & Countries · Lambaye

Baol was founded, with its capital at Lambaye.