Major Events
- Aug 4 1st printing of Zohar in Spain - popularizes Jewish study of Kabbalah
- Nov 17 Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen "Bloody" Mary
- More 1558 Events
Did You Know?
Smoking tobacco introduced into Europe by Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes
Thomas Kyd
Charles V
Famous Weddings in 1558
- Apr 24 Mary, Queen of Scots (15) marries French dauphin Francis (14) at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
Michelangelo
Henry II
Philip II of Spain
Suleiman the Magnificent