What happened in 1555?
29 recorded events in 1555, including 10 in people, 6 in wars & conflicts and 3 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 6
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Battle of Miyajima
1555 battle
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Battle of Sirhind
1555 battle between the Mughal and Suri empires
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Capture of Béjaïa
1555 siege
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Battle of Kivinebb
Battle between Sweden and Russia in 1555
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Battle at Machhiwara
Battle at Machhiwara (Wars & Conflicts).
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Portuguese–Adil Shahi War
1555–1557 war
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Politics & Government 1
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Peace of Augsburg
1555 peace treaty
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People 10
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Pedro Mascarenhas died
Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator
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Julius III died
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555
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Marcellus II died
Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555
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Gemma Frisius died
Frisian physician, mathematician and cartographer (1508–1555)
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Oronce Finé died
French mathematician and cartographer (*1494 – †1555)
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François de Malherbe born
Born in Caen. French poet, critic, and translator (1555–1628).
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Naresuan born
Born in Chan Royal Palace. King of Ayutthaya.
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Moderata Fonte born
Born in Venice. Venetian poet.
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Giovanni Antonio Magini born
Born in Padua. Italian mathematician, cartographer and astronomer (1555–1617).
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Pedro Mascarenhas died
Died in Old Goa. Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator.
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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April 1555 papal conclave
Election
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May 1555 papal conclave
Conclave
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All Saints church in Ptaszkowa
Church building in Ptaszkowa, Poland
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Economy & Trade 2
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Muscovy Company
16th-century business enterprise
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Chisō
Traditional Japanese textile producer
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1555 Üsküb earthquake
Earthquake in the Ottoman Empire
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Architecture & Engineering 3
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Granvelle Palace
Demolished Renaissance palace in Brussels, Belgium
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Sanctuary of the Madonna of Miracles
Church in Corbetta, Italy
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All Saints Church, Church Lawton
Grade II* listed church in Church Lawton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 3
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Republic of Siena dissolved
Republic of Siena ceased to exist, having been centered at Siena.
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Ava Kingdom dissolved
Ava Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Inwa.
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Baol founded
Baol was founded, with its capital at Lambaye.
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