1554

Years: 1551 1552 1553 - 1554 - 1555 1556 1557
Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s - 1550s - 1560s 1570s 1580s
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

January 5 - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
February - Thomas Wyatt surrenders to government forces in London.
February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband.
March 17 - Princess Elizabeth imprisoned in The Tower.
April 12 - Mary of Guise becomes Regent of Scotland.
July 23 - 25 - Wedding of Queen Mary I of England and King Philip of Naples, only son of Emperor Charles V in Winchester, England.
August 12 - Battle of Renty. French forces led by Francis, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy by Charles V.
The French forces in Siena surrender to the Imperialists after a long siege.
Mikael Agricola becomes the bishop of Turku.
Jesuits found Sao Paulo in Brazil.

January 9 - Pope Gregory XV (died 1623)
January 20 - King Sebastian of Portugal (died 1578)
March 26 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (died 1611)
May 20 - Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (died 1594)
November 30 - Sir Philip Sidney, English courtier and poet (died 1586)
December 19 - Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomatist (died 1612)
Stephen Gosson, English satirist (died 1624)
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet (died 1628)
Richard Hooker, Anglican theologian (died 1600)
James Lancaster, English navigator (died 1618)
Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, and explorer (died 1618)
Francis Throckmorton, English conspirator (died 1584)

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