What happened in 1556?
1556 Shaanxi earthquake, Battle of Panipat and Battle of Nagara-gawa — among 42 events recorded in 1556.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of Panipat
1556 battle
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Battle of Nagara-gawa
1556 battle between Saitō Dōsan and Saitō Yoshitatsu
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Battle of Inō
1556 battle in Japan
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Siege of Oran
1556 siege
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Battle of Garisi
1556 battle between Georgian and and Iranian kingdoms
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Battle of Peteroa
1556 battle
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Battle of Tughlaqabad
1556 battle between Hemu or Mughals
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Siege of Adoni
1556 battle
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Oshibara Kuzure
1556 battle
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People 15
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Hemu died
16th century Hindu king who had been a general and Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri dynasty
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Patriarch Dionysius II of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Luarsab I of Kartli died
16th-century king of the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli
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Miguel da Silva died
Roman catholic cardinal
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Ruy Faleiro died
Portuguese astronomer, astrologist, and writer
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Richard Chancellor died
Died in North Sea. English explorer and navigator.
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Domingo Martínez de Irala died
Spanish conquistador
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Alonso de Alvarado died
Spanish conquistador
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Jerónimo de Alderete died
Spanish conquistador
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Diego de Holguín died
Spanish conquistador
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Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos died
Hungarian poet
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Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana born
Born in Lahore. Mughal court poet and minister (1556–1627).
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Humayun died
Died in Delhi. Second Mughal emperor from 1530 to 1540 and 1555 to 1556.
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Frederick II, Elector Palatine died
Died in Alzey. Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556.
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Sophia Brahe born
Born in Knutstorp Castle. Danish horticulturalist.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Expedition to Vyborg
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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High Synagogue, Kraków
Synagogue
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Remuh Synagogue
Synagogue in Kraków, Poland
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Sé de Portalegre
Church building in Portalegre, Portalegre District, Portugal
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Nostra Signora degli Angeli
Church building in Arcola, Italy
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Synod of Łowicz
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Synod of Secemin
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Convent of Santa Maria Maddalena
Building in Venice, Italy
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1556 Shaanxi earthquake
Magnitude 8 Earthquake (23 Janaury 1556) in Shaanxi, China; regarded as deadliest earthquake in recorded history
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Grand Harbour of Malta tornado
Disastrous weather event in 1551
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Architecture & Engineering 3
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Santa Maria della Concordia, Naples
Church
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Alexander Nevsky Church, Vologda
Church in Vologda, Russia
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Église Saint-Philippe (Philippeville)
Church in Philippeville, Belgium
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Empires & Countries 5
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Astrakhan Khanate dissolved
Astrakhan Khanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Xacitarxan.
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Sur Empire dissolved
Sur Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Delhi.
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Kingdom of Tlemcen dissolved
Kingdom of Tlemcen ceased to exist, having been centered at Tlemcen.
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Sonepur State founded
Sonepur State was founded.
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Zayyanid Dynasty dissolved
Zayyanid Dynasty ceased to exist, having been centered at Tlemcen.
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