What Happened in September 1555

Historical Events

  • Sep 25 Freedom of Religion in Augsburg
  • Sep 30 Bishop of Oxford Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 23 Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of William of Orange, born in Châtillon-sur-Loing, France (d. 1620)

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 8 Thomas of Villanova [Tomás García], Spanish saint, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain, and writer, dies at 67