In history, year 1551 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1551.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1551:
Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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12 may | The National University of San Marcos, the oldest university inthe Americas, was founded in Lima, Peru. |
14 January | Abul Fazl, one of Akbar's Navratnas, was born in the Mughal period. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1551:
Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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01 May | William Camden / Historian / United Kingdom |
02 February | Nicolaus Reimers / Astronomer / Germany |
08 May | Thomas Drury / Government Informer / United Kingdom |
08 October | Giulio Caccini / Composer / Italy |
17 May | Martin Delrio / Occultist / Belgium |
26 October | Charlotte de Sauve / Courtesan / France |
30 March | Salomon Schweigger / Politician / Germany |