Bishop of Oxford Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic
Bishop of Oxford Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic
Bishop of Oxford Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic
Events Before
Bayinnaung is crowned King of Burma, assembles the largest empire in Southeast Asian history
Bayinnaung is crowned King of Burma, assembles the largest empire in Southeast Asian history
City of São Paulo founded in Brazil
São Paulo is the capital city of the state of São Paulo, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and in the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her...
Mary I of England (37) marries Prince Philip of Spain (27) (later Philip II) at Winchester Cathedral, England
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her...
Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Events After
Shaanxi Earthquake, the deadliest ever recorded, kills 830,000 in Shaanxi Province, China
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake was a Mw 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 19:42:55 UTC on 27 July (03:42:55, 28 July local time).
Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor
Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who captures and later beheads Hem Chandra
Mughal emperor Humayun trips and falls down the stairs of his library, dies three days later [or 20 Jan]
Mughal emperor Humayun trips and falls down the stairs of his library, dies three days later [or 20 Jan]
Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury
Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Marian Restoration of...
Origin of the Fasli Era in India
Origin of the Fasli Era in India
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Bayinnaung is crowned King of Burma, assembles the largest empire in Southeast Asian history
Bayinnaung is crowned King of Burma, assembles the largest empire in Southeast Asian history
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey in London
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.
Shaanxi Earthquake, the deadliest ever recorded, kills 830,000 in Shaanxi Province, China
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City of São Paulo founded in Brazil
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