San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, opens (oldest continuously operating university in the Americas)
San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, opens (oldest continuously operating university in the Americas)
San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, opens (oldest continuously operating university in the Americas)
Events Before
1st sitting of "Vurige Chamber" in Paris
1st sitting of "Vurige Chamber" in Paris
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and former Lord Protector is freed from the Tower of London
Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine.
France and England sign the Peace of Boulogne
France and England sign the Peace of Boulogne
Jewish physician Joseph Hacohen is expelled from the city of Genoa, followed by the expulsion of all Jews soon afterward
Jewish physician Joseph Hacohen is expelled from the city of Genoa, followed by the expulsion of all Jews soon afterward
Emperor Charles V grants inquisitors additional powers
Emperor Charles V grants inquisitors additional powers
Events After
Gustav I, King of Sweden (56) marries his third wife, niece of his second wife Katarina Stenbock (17) at Vadstena Abbey
Gustav I, King of Sweden (56) marries his third wife, niece of his second wife Katarina Stenbock (17) at Vadstena Abbey
Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, hundreds killed
Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, hundreds killed
France signs a secret treaty with Protestant German princes of the Holy Roman Empire
France signs a secret treaty with Protestant German princes of the Holy Roman Empire
Dutch coast hit by heavy storm
Dutch coast hit by heavy storm
Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
More from the 1550s
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
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).
City of São Paulo founded in Brazil
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