1554
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1520s 1530s 1540s – 1550s – 1560s 1570s 1580s |
| Years: | 1551 1552 1553 – 1554 – 1555 1556 1557 |
| 1554 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – Art – |
| Literature – Music – Poetry – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1554 (MDLIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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Events of 1554
April 12: Mary of Guise.
January–June
- January 5 – A great fire breaks out in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- January 25 – São Paulo, Brazil is founded.
- February – Thomas Wyatt surrenders to government forces in London.
- February 12 – After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband.
- March 17 – Princess Elizabeth is imprisoned in The Tower.
- April 12 – Mary of Guise becomes Regent of Scotland.
- May 21 – A Royal Charter is granted to Derby School at Derby, England.
July–December
- July 23 – 25 – Queen Mary I of England marries King Philip of Naples, the only son of Emperor Charles V, in Winchester, England.
- August 2 – Battle of Marciano: Senese–French forces are defeated by the Florentine–Imperial army.
- August 12 – Battle of Renty: French forces led by Francis, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy by Charles V.
Undated
- Mikael Agricola becomes the bishop of Turku.
- Saadi conquer the Kingdom of Fez
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1554 MDLIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2307 |
| Armenian calendar | 1003 ԹՎ ՌԳ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -290 – -289 |
| Bengali calendar | 961 |
| Berber calendar | 2504 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2098 |
| Burmese calendar | 916 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7062 – 7063 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸丑年十一月廿八日 (4190/4250-11-28) — to —
甲寅年十二月初八日(4191/4251-12-8) |
| Coptic calendar | 1270 – 1271 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1546 – 1547 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5314 – 5315 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Bikram Samwat | 1610 – 1611 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1476 – 1477 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4655 – 4656 |
| Holocene calendar | 11554 |
| Iranian calendar | 932 – 933 |
| Islamic calendar | 961 – 962 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenbun 23 (天文23年) |
| Korean calendar | 3887 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2097 |
- January 9 – Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)
- January 20 – King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)
- March – Richard Hooker, Anglican theologian (d. 1600)
- March 26 – Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)
- April – Stephen Gosson, English satirist (d. 1624)
- May 20 – Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (d. 1594)
- July 5 – Elisabeth of Austria, Queen consort of France (d. 1592)
- October 3 – Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet (d. 1628)
- November 30 – Sir Philip Sidney, English courtier and poet (d. 1586)
- December 19 – Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
- date unknown
- Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (d. 1612)
- James Lancaster, English navigator (d. 1618)
- Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, and explorer (d. 1618)
- Francis Throckmorton, English conspirator (d. 1584)
Deaths
- January 1 – Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador (b. c. 1500)
- January 16 – Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. c. 1480)
- February 12
- Lord Guilford Dudley, consort of Lady Jane Grey (executed) (b. 1536)
- Lady Jane Grey, claimant to the throne of England (executed) (b. 1537)
- February 21 – Hieronymus Bock, German botanist (b. 1498)
- February 23 – Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician (executed) (b. c.1515)
- March 3 – John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (b. 1503)
- April 11 – Thomas Wyatt the Younger, English rebel (executed) (b. 1521)
- August 25 – Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1473)
- September 22 – Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, Spanish conquistador (b. c. 1510)
- December 22 – Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)
- date unknown