What Happened in July 1550

Historical Events

  • Jul 7 Traditional date Chocolate thought to have been introduced to Europe

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 3 Jakob Handl [Petelin], German-Austrian composer (Opus musicum), and Cistercian monk, born in Reifnitz, Carniola (now Ribnica, Slovenia) (d. 1591)

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 30 Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505)