Historical Events Mar 22 Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury Mar 28 Origin of Fasli Era (India) Coronation of Philip II Mar 28 Philip II of Spain is formally crowned King of Spain King of Spain Philip II of Spain Events in 1556 Famous Birthdays Mar 7 Guillaume du Vair, French writer and thinker, born in Paris (d. 1621) Mar 18 Francois of Valois, French duke of Anjou, youngest son of French King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, Duke of Brabant, (d. 1584) Born in 1556 Famous Deaths Mar 19 Lieven van der Maude [Livius Ammonius], South Netherland poet and Carthusian monk, dies at 70 Mar 21 Thomas Cranmer, English reformer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533-55), burned at stake at 66 Feb 1556 History by Year Apr 1556 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists
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