1554 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1554?
- January 5, 1554 – A great fire occurs in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- January 25, 1554 – Founding of São Paulo city, Brazil.
- February 12, 1554 – A year after claiming the throne of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason.
- May 21, 1554 – A royal Charter is granted to Derby School as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England, by Queen Mary I.
- July 25, 1554 – Mary I marries Philip II of Spain at Winchester Cathedral
Who Were Born In The Year 1554?
- January 9, 1554 – Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)
- January 20, 1554 – King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)
- March 26, 1554 – Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)
- May 20, 1554 – Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (d. 1594)
- June 5, 1554 – Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of Charles IX of France (d. 1592)
- November 30, 1554 – Philip Sidney, English courtier, soldier, and writer (d. 1586)
- December 19, 1554 – Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
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