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    Year 1555 (MDLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. January 22 – The Kingdom of Ava in Upper Burma falls. February 2 – The Diet...
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    Gedik Ahmed Pasha (died 1482) Sinan Reis (died 1546) Piri Reis (died 1554 or 1555) Turgut Reis (1485–1565) Sinan Pasha (died 1553) Kurtoğlu Muslihiddin Reis...
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    Hellmouth in the fresco Last Judgment, by Giacomo Rossignolo, c. 1555...
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    reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events...
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    François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine...
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  • Battle of Sirhind was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Sur Empire in 1555. Humayun had been in exile for 15 years after being forced to flee by Sher...
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    NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula, Sh2-238 or HH 155, is a variable nebula 4 light years across, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located...
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    porous structure of the subsoil. Large earthquakes occurred in Skopje in 518, 1555 and 1963. The Skopje valley belongs to the Vardar geotectonic region, the...
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    Sanskrit word Cīna, used in ancient India. "China" appears in Richard Eden's 1555 translation of the 1516 journal of the Portuguese explorer Duarte Barbosa...
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    Historical affiliations Archbishop of Salzburg (1112–1555)  Habsburg Monarchy (1555–1804)  Austrian Empire (1804–1809) Illyrian Provinces (1809–1814; capital)...
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  • Shah Suri was Sultan of Hindustan from January 1555 until his deposition and defeat in February 1555. He came to power after revolting against Adil Shah...
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    Joanna of Castile (category 1555 deaths)
    Joanna of Castile (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad (Spanish: Juana la loca), was the nominal queen of Castile from...
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  • 1555 papal conclave may refer to: April 1555 papal conclave, which elected Marcellus II to succeed Julius III May 1555 papal conclave, which elected Paul...
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    The Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555 was one of the many military conflicts fought between the two arch rivals, the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the...
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  • The 1555 Kashmir earthquake occurred at around midnight in the month of Ashvin in the Hindu calendar, or September in the Gregorian calendar, although...
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  • Sir Arthur Hopton (1488–15/16 August 1555) of Cockfield Hall in Yoxford, Suffolk was an English knight, landowner, magistrate, and Member of Parliament...
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  • (1519–1555), Coventry, England Rowland Taylor († 1555), Hadleigh, Suffolk, England Cornelius Bongey, († 1555), Coventry, England Dirick Carver, († 1555),...
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    Joan Shakespeare (1569–1646) William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Anne Hathaway (1555–1623) Anne (1571–1579) Richard (1574–1613) Edmund Shakespeare (1580–1607)...
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    1555 Dejan, provisional designation 1941 SA, is an asteroid from the background population of the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22...
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    1528 – 9 June 1572), also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572. Jeanne was the daughter of Henry II of Navarre and Margaret of Angoulême...
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    Pope Marcellus II (category 1555 deaths)
    1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his death...
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    campaign of 1554–1555 was the final bout of hostilities between the Ottomans and the Safavids during the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1532–1555. It was launched...
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    Pope Julius III (category 1555 deaths)
    (Latin: Iulius PP. III; Italian: Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church...
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    translation of the Bible began the standardization of the language; the 1555 Peace of Augsburg tolerated the "Evangelical" faith (Lutheranism), but also...
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    The Duchy of Lancaster is an estate of the British sovereign. The estate has its origins in the lands held by the medieval Dukes of Lancaster, which came...
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    John Rogers (c. 1505 – 4 February 1555) was an English clergyman, Bible translator and commentator. He guided the development of the Matthew Bible in vernacular...
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    Events from the year 1555 in Sweden It was a time of lots of militaristic activity They went to war with Russia They exiled bishop Olaus Magnus - Instruction...
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  • Chola Empire (848–1279) The Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526) The Sur Empire (1538–1555) The Maratha Empire (1674–1818) The British Raj (1858–1947) Imperialism in...
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    Portugal from the 17th century, mainly related to religion. Beginning in 1555, Portuguese Jesuits attempted to develop Roman Catholicism as the state religion...
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    was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death, in August 1559. While serving as papal nuncio in Spain, he...
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