What happened in 1557?
Battle of St. Quentin, Battle of Mataquito and Siege of Kotte — among 44 events recorded in 1557.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Battle of St. Quentin
1557 battle of the Italian wars
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Battle of Mataquito
1557 battle of Arauco War
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Siege of Kotte
1557 siege
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Anglo-French War of 1557–1559
Part of the Italian War of 1551–1559
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Battle of Lagunillas
1557 battle
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Siege of Katsurayama
1557 Japanese military event
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Battle of Binnion Hill
1557 Irish Clan War in County Donegal
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Mughal–Persian Wars
Series of wars fought in the 17th and 18th centuries
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Sack of Thatta
1557 battle
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Campaign of Tlemcen
1557 military campaign against Tlemcen
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Ottoman conquest of Habesh
1557–1589 war between the Ethiopian Empire and the Ottoman Empire
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People 18
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Jacques Cartier died
Died in France. Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557).
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Sebastian Cabot died
Venetian explorer and mapmaker in the service of Spain and England
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Niccolò Tartaglia died
Italian mathematician (1499–1557)
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Juan Martínez Silíceo died
Spanish cardinal
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Jean Alfonse died
Navigator, explorer and corsair
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Caramuru died
Portuguese explorer
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António Galvão died
Portuguese administrator and historian
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Juan Núñez de Prado died
Spanish conquistador
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Girolamo Parabosco died
Italian writer, composer, organist, and poet of the Renaissance
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Feodor I of Russia born
Born in Pereslavl-Zalessky. Tsar of Russia (1584–1598).
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Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor born
Born in Vienna. Holy Roman Emperor (1557-1619).
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Johannes Althusius born
Born in Diedenshausen. German–Dutch jurist and Calvinist political philosopher and father of modern federalism (1563-1638).
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Lew Sapieha born
Born in Astroŭna. Polish–Lithuanian noble (1557-1633).
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John III of Portugal died
Died in Ribeira Palace. King of Portugal (r. 1521-1557).
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Bona Sforza died
Died in Bari. Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania.
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Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow born
Born in Wismar. Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (1557-1631).
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Irina Godunova born
Born in Moscow. Russian empress.
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George of Austria died
Died in Liège. Roman Catholic bishop.
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Science & Technology 2
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Lutheran Theological University
University in Budapest, Hungary
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hospice des Petites-Maisons
Former hospital in Paris, France
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Expedition to Touat
1557 military expedition
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Itzamkanac
Maya site in Campeche, Mexico
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Karadzozbey Mosque
Mosque in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Hamzibeys mosque
Mosque in Sanski Most
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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montallegro
Church building in Rapallo, Italy
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Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Sokolovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Dazhao Temple
Gelug monastery of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
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San Felipe Castle
Fortress in Ferrol bay, Spain
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Nanshū-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Osaka known for Tea Ceremonies
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Fountain of Neptune
Monumental fountain in Messina, Italy
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Empires & Countries 3
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Palatinate-Sulzbach founded
Palatinate-Sulzbach was founded.
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Macau founded
Macau was founded.
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Raj Darbhanga founded
Raj Darbhanga was founded, with its capital at Darbhanga.
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