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What Happened in January 1554

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Historical Events

  • Jan 5 Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Jan 12 Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, assembles the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia
  • Jan 25 City of São Paulo founded in Brazil
  • Jan 25 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary
Events in 1554

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 9 Gregory XV [Alessandro Ludovisi], Italian Catholic pope (1621-23) and Archbishop of Bologna, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1623)
  • Jan 20 Sebastian, King of Portugal (1557-78), born in Ribeira Palace, Lisbon (d. 1578)
Born in 1554

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 1 Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador & first royal governor of Chile, dies at 56
  • Jan 16 Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)

Famous Sports Stars

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