Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ... 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. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... 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 ... Events and Trends In 1564 William Shakespeare was 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. ... 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. ...

Events

• Spain is effectively bankrupt.
• June - Mary I of England joins her husband Philip II of Spain in his war against France.
• August 10 - Battle of St. Quentin - French forces under Marshal Anne de Montmorency are decisively defeated by the Spanish under Duke Emanuel Philibert of Savoy. Montmorency himself is captured, but Philip II refuses to press his advantage, and withdraws to the Netherlands.
• Ozdemir Pasha conquers the Red Sea port of Massawa for the Ottoman Empire
• Emperor Ogimachi ascends to the throne of Japan
• Hampton School, Hampton, London, England founded by Robert Hammond.

Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno (mythology), wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de jure) or 19 July 1553 (de facto) until her death. ... Philip II of Spain Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II de Habsburg; Portuguese: Filipe I) (Born: May 21, 1526; Died: September 13, 1598) was the first official King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, king of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until 1558, and King of Portugal (as Philip I) from... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Spanish won a significant victory over the French in the Battle of San Quentin (1557) during the Franco-Habsburg War (1551-1559), which Philip II of Spain resumed having gained English support with Queen Mary as an ally. ... Anne, First Duke of Montmorency (March 15, 1493 – November 12, 1567), was a soldier and constable of France. ... This article is about the historical region of Savoy. ... This article discusses the rank/title used in the Ottoman Empire. ... Conshelf II in the Red Sea (Sudan) Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea (Arabic البحر الأحمر Baḥr al-Aḥmar, al-Baḥru l-’Aḥmar; Hebrew ים סוף Yam Suf; Tigrigna ቀይሕ ባሕሪ QeyH baHri) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Massawa in the 19th century Massawa or Mitsiwa (15° 36′ 33″ N 39° 26′ 43″ E) is a port on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (Constantinople) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40... Emperor ÅŒgimachi (正親町天皇) (June 18, 1517 - February 6, 1593) was the 106th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Hampton School is a prestigious independent school for boys, located in Hampton, London, England. ... Hampton is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

Births

• February 15 - Vittoria Accoramboni, Italian noblewoman (died 1585)
• February 24 - Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1619)
• May 31 - Tsar Feodor I of Russia (died 1598)
• August 16 - Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and graphical artist (died 1602)
• August 19 - Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (died 1608)
• September 16 - Jacques Mauduit, French composer (died 1627)
• Julius Caesar, English judge and politician (died 1636)
• Giovanni Croce, Italian composer (died 1609)
• Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer and organist (died 1612)
• Balthasar Gérard, assassin of William I of Orange (died 1584)
• Toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (died 1600)
• Olaus Martini, Archbishop of Uppsala
• Thomas Morley, English composer (died 1602)
• Oda Nobutada, Japanese general (died 1582)

February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Vittoria Accoramboni (15 February 1557 - 22 December 1585) was an Italian lady famous for her great beauty and accomplishments and for her untimely end, a story that was later the basis for a play and a novel. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Holy Roman Emperor Matthias Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1612-1619) was born in Vienna on February 24, 1557 and died in Vienna on March 20, 1619. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Feodor presents a golden chain to Boris Godunov. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Categories: People stubs | 1557 births | 1602 deaths | Italian painters ... This page is about the year. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Friedich I, Herzog von Württemberg (19 August 1557-29 January 1608) was the son of Georg von Mömpelgard and his wife Barbara von Hessen. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... Jacques Mauduit (September 16, 1557 – August 21, 1627) was a French composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Sir Julius Caesar (1557/58 - 18 April 1636), was an English judge and politician. ... Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... Giovanni Croce (also Ioanne a Cruce Clodiensis) (1557 – May 15, 1609) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance, of the Venetian School. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Giovanni Gabrieli Giovanni Gabrieli (1553–1556? – August 12, 1612) was an Italian composer and organist. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Balthasar Gérard (in Dutch Gerards or Gerardts) (1557-1584) was the assassin of the Dutch independence leader, William the Silent, also known as William I of Orange. ... William I (William the Silent) William I, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau (April 24, 1533 – July 10, 1584) was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Toda Katsushige (戸田 勝成; 1557 – October 21, 1600) was a daimyo in Sengoku period and Azuchi-Momoyama period. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy in Rome July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the... Olof MÃ¥rtensson (born 1557) in Uppsala, Sweden, dead March 25, 1609), also known in the Latin form Olaus Martini, was Archbishop of Uppsala from 1601 to his death. ... Uppsala Cathedral seen from the other side of the river. ... Thomas Morley (1557 or 1558 – October 1602) was an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance, and the foremost member of the English Madrigal School. ... This page is about the year. ... Oda Nobutada (織田信忠)(1557-1582) was the eldest son of Oda Nobunaga, and a samurai who fought in many battles of the Sengoku period. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Deaths

• January 2 - Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)
• April 9 - Mikael Agricola, Finnish scholar
• April 21 - Petrus Apianus, German astronomer (born 1495)
• June 11 - King John III of Portugal (born 1502)
• July 16 - Anne of Cleves, queen of Henry VIII of England (born 1515)
• August 1 - Olaus Magnus, Swedish ecclesiastic and writer (born 1490)
• September 1 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer (born 1491)
• September 13 - John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (born 1514)
• September 27 - Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (born 1497)
• October 25 - William Cavendish, English courtier (born 1505)
• November 19 - Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (born 1494)
• December 13 - Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia, Italian mathematician (born 1499)
• Sebastian Cabot, explorer (born 1476)
• Thomas Crecquillon, Flemish composer (born 1490)
• Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Spanish historian (born 1478)
• Nicolas de Herberay des Essarts, French translator
• Jean Salmon Macrin, French poet (born 1490)
• Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes, Spanish historian (born 1478)
• Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (born 1522)