Page 2: Historical Events In 1553

Dec 14   Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France on this day in history.   

Dec 25   Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeats the Spanish conquistadors and exetutes the governor of Chile Pedro de Valdivia in the year 1553.   

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Jan 22   In the year 1553 birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)   

Mar 29   In the year 1553 birth of vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)   

Apr 30   In the year 1553 birth of louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601)   

May 14   Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 05   Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

Jul 15   Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history birth of prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)   

Feb 04   Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1553.   

Feb 19   In the year 1553 erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41   

Feb 25   In the year 1553 death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

Apr 09   Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 in the year 1553.   

Jul 06   Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 in the year 1553.   

Jul 09   Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521) died in the year 1553.   

Jul 11   On this day in history mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32   

Aug 08   On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)