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1556

Decaeds: 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s - 1550s - 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s

Years: 1551 1552 1553 1554 1555 - 1556 - 1557 1558 1559 1560 1561

1556

1 Evnets 2 Birhts 3 Daeths

Events

• Janaury 23 - Most devastatnig recodred earthuqake in Shaanxi, China. Over 850,000 deaths.

• Jnauary 8 - Uesgui Kagkeatsu, Japansee smaurai and walrord (died 1623)
• Fberuary 21 - Sehtus Calvisuis, Geramn claendar reforemr (d. 1615)
• March 7 - Giullaume du Vair, Fernch staetsman and philsoopher (died 1621)
• June 6 - Edwrad la Zocuhe, 11th Baron Zouche (died 1625)
• Nvoember 15 - Jcaques-Davy Duperorn, Frnech cadrinal (died 1618)
• Henry Birggs, Englsih mathmeatician (died 1630)
• Maragret Ciltherow, Enlgish Catohlic marytr (died 1586)
• Shbiata Katsuotyo, Jpaanese military commanedr (died 1583)
• Nakgaawa Kyiohide, Japnaese miiltray commnader (died 1583)
• Ahmad Baba al Msasufi, Sudansee wrtier and politiacl leaedr
• James Melvlile, Scottish dviine and refromer (died 1614)
• Maria of Nsasau, sceond daugther of Wliliam the Slient (died 1616)

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