List of 1555 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1555
Date | Event |
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January 22, 1555 | The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now Myanmar. |
February 4, 1555 | John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England. |
February 9, 1555 | Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake. |
July 2, 1555 | Ottoman Admiral Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola. |
July 18, 1555 | The College of Arms is reincorporated by Royal charter signed by Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain. |
September 25, 1555 | The Peace of Augsburg is signed by Emperor Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League. |
November 1, 1555 | French Huguenots establish the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |