Historical Events In 1555

Feb 09   Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake in the year 1555.   

Feb 09   On this day in history john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy   

Mar 02   Ludovico Spontoni, composer in the year 1555.   

Mar 23   On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

Mar 27   William Hunter, Protestant martyr in the year 1555.   

Apr 09   On this day in history marcello Cervini elected Pope Marcellus II   

Apr 12   In the year 1555 johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75   

Apr 17   On this day in history siena surrenders for Spanish troops   

May 01   In the year 1555 marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53   

May 23   Giampietro Caraffa elected Pope Paul IV on this day in history.   

May 25   On this day in history gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46   

Jun 07   On this day in history maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76   

Jul 02   Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands in the year 1555.   

Sep 08   In the year 1555 thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies   

Sep 23   On this day in history louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange   

Sep 25   In the year 1555 freedom of Religion in Augsburg   

Sep 30   In the year 1555 oxford Bishop Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic   

Oct 16   On this day in history an English protestant, Nicholas Ridley, is burned at the stake for heresy   

Oct 16   Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 in the year 1555.   

Oct 21   Emperor Charles V makes Erard of Pallandt earl of Culemborg in the year 1555.   

Oct 25   Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 in the year 1555.   

Nov 12   In the year 1555 the English Parliament re-establishes Catholicism.   

Nov 17   In the year 1555 william of Orange becomes member of Council of State   

Nov 21   Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 in the year 1555.   

Nov 24   French Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

Dec 27   Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist in the year 1555.   

Mar 02   Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born in the year 1555.   

Apr 21   Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1555 birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange   

Dec 04   Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born in the year 1555.   

Dec 27   On this day in history birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist   

Feb 09   John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy died in the year 1555.   

Mar 23   On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

Mar 27   William Hunter, Protestant martyr died in the year 1555.   

Apr 12   Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 in the year 1555.   

May 01   In the year 1555 marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53   

May 25   On this day in history gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46   

Jun 07   Maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

Jun 23   On this day in history death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)