What happened in 1559?
35 recorded events in 1559, including 14 in people, 6 in wars & conflicts and 6 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 6
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Siege of Bahrain
1559 siege
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Second Battle of Kalaa of the Beni Abbes
1559 battle
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Battle of Mulleriyawa
1559 Sri Lankan battle
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Battle of Fatagar
1559 battle between the Ethiopian Empire and Sultanate of Harar
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Battle of Hazalo
1559 battle
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Siege of Cannanore
1559 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
Peace treaty
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People 14
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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca died
Spanish explorer of the New World
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Paul IV died
Pope of catholic church 1555-1559
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Adam Ries died
German mathematician
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Jacob Milich died
German astronomer and mathematician (1501-1559)
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Leonard Digges died
British mathematician
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Alessandro Pasqualini died
Italian architect
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Fernão Lopes de Castanheda died
Portuguese historian
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Hermann Finck died
German composer
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Alban Hill died
Welsh doctor of physic
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George Chapman born
Born in Hitchin. 16th/17th-century English dramatist, poet, and translator.
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Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly born
Born in Tilly. Field marshal who commanded the Catholic League's forces (1559-1632) in the Thirty Years' War.
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Sophia Brahe born
Born in Knutstorp Castle. Danish horticulturalist.
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Albert VII, Archduke of Austria born
Born in Wiener Neustadt. Austrian cardinal and governor of the Netherlands (1559-1621).
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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca died
Died in Seville. Spanish explorer of the New World.
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Science & Technology 1
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University of Douai
University of Douai (1559-1887) become University of Lille
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Île Saint-Paul
Island in the southern Indian Ocean
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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St Bavo's Cathedral
Church in Ghent, Belgium
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1559 papal conclave
Conclave
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İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Mu'allaq Mosque
Mosque in Lebanon
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Madonna di Campagna
Church building in Verona, Italy
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Assumption Cathedral in Sergiev Posad
Assumption Cathedral in Sergiev Posad (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Convent of Las Descalzas Reales
Monastery in Madrid, Spain
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Palazzo Coccina Tiepolo Papadopoli
Palace
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Tor San Michele
Italian watchtower
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Holy Chapel of the Savior
Cultural property in Úbeda, Spain
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Empires & Countries 2
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Burgundian State dissolved
Burgundian State ceased to exist, having been centered at Dijon.
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Dithmarschen dissolved
Dithmarschen ceased to exist.
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