Historical Events Mar 5 Smoking tobacco introduced into Europe by Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes Famous Deaths Mar 24 Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies Mar 25 Marcos de Niza, French Franciscan explorer (Arizona, Seven Cities of Cibola), dies at 62 or 63 Feb 1558 History by Year Apr 1558 What Happened in 1558 Bloody Mary, England’s Most Hated QueenNovember 17, 1558