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    Year 1555 (MDLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 22 – The Kingdom of Ava in...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    1555 Poydras (formerly the Exxon Building), is a high-rise office building located at 1555 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans...
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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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  • Battle of Sirhind was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Suri Empire in 1555. Humayun had been in exile for 15 years after being forced to flee by Sher...
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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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  • Events from the year 1555 in India. June Francisco Barreto takes up the position of viceroy in Goa, Portuguese India Muhammad Adil Shah reign as fourth...
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  • 1550s BC (redirect from 1555 BC)
    Decades 1570s BC 1560s BC 1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC Years 1559 BC 1558 BC 1557 BC 1556 BC 1555 BC 1554 BC 1553 BC 1552 BC 1551 BC 1550 BC Categories v t e...
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  • Work begins on Sulaymaniyya Takiyya (western building) in Damascus. c. 1555 – Design and construction of monastery of Santiago Apóstol and its basilica...
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  • Events from the year 1555 in art. Villa Giulia is completed, which now houses the National Etruscan Museum's collection of Etruscan civilization art and...
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  • Yasuke Born c. 1555 Portuguese Mozambique (most likely) Died After June 1582 Allegiance Jesuits, Alessandro Valignano Oda clan, Oda Nobunaga (1581–1582)...
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    Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (24 June 1485 – 10 June 1555) was a Danish princess who became Electress of Brandenburg as the spouse of Joachim...
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    The Duchy of Lancaster is a private estate of the British sovereign. The estate has its origins in the lands held by the medieval Dukes of Lancaster, which...
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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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    Events from the year 1555 in France. Monarch – Henry II 26 March - Amboise ordinance punishing with a 1,000 pounds fine usurpers of nobility in France...
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    Finland's current capital city, Helsinki, was founded by King Gustav Vasa in 1555. The first university in Finland, the Royal Academy of Turku, was established...
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    ISBN 978-0-521-34536-1. Van der Lem, Anton. "De Opstand in de Nederlanden 1555–1609;De landen van herwaarts over". Archived from the original on 10 October...
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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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  • John Mill (1474/76–1551) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Southampton in 1529 and 1539. "MILL, John I (1474/76-1551)...
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  • Stanisław Kostka (1475–1555) was a Polish noble, adviser to King Sigismund I the Old and King Sigismund II Augustus I. He had ten children with his consort...
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    the Empire until 1555; the Holy Roman Emperor was always Catholic. Lutheranism was officially recognized in the Peace of Augsburg of 1555, and Calvinism...
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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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    Historical affiliations Archbishop of Salzburg (1112–1555)  Habsburg Monarchy (1555–1804)  Austrian Empire (1804–1809) Illyrian Provinces (1809–1814; capital)...
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    1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg. His dominions...
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