This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ... The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1550s in music (years 1550-1559) involved some significant compositions. ... // Famous confrontation between Nicola Vicentino and Vicente Lusitano about the greek diatonic, chromatic and enharmonic genera. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Year 1551 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Events January 5 - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s - 1530s - 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s Years: 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 1537 1538 1539 Events and Trends Spanish conquest of Peru Beginning of colonization of Brazil Categories: 1530s ... Events and Trends 1541 Hernando de Soto is the first European to see the Mississippi River. ... Events and Trends Categories: 1550s ... William Shakespeare is born. ... Significant Events and Trends Transition from the Muromachi to the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan Categories: 1570s ... Events and Trends The beginnings of the Golden Age of Literature in England Sir Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland as Englands first overseas colony in 1583 Francis Drake had come back from going around the world, bringing back with him many treasures. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... See also: 1552 in art, other 1553 events, 1554 in art, and list of years in art. ... (Redirected from 1553 in literature) See also: 15th century in literature, other events of the 16th century, 17th century in literature, list of years in literature. ...

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Classical music

Births

• October 18? - Luca Marenzio (c.1553), Italian composer (d. 1599)

October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... Luca Marenzio (1553? - August 22, 1599) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... See also: 1598 in music, other events of 1599, 1600 in music, list of years in music. ...

Deaths

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