Events

• Helsinki founded in Finland.
• Rule of Bloody Mary, or Mary I, in England.
• São Paulo founded in Brazil.
• Religious wars continue in Europe.
• Russia breaks peace with Sweden by attacking Finland.
• The Shaanxi Earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history.

Births

• Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia
• King Sebastian of Portugal
• Nurhaci, Chinese founder of the Qing Dynasty

Deaths

• Tabinshwehti, King of Burma
• Edward VI, King of England
• Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit priests

1550s