In history, year 1556 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 1556.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1556 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 23 january | The deadliest earthquake in history killed about 830,000 people in Shaanxi Province, China. |
| 21 march | Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer, one of the founders of Anglicanism, was burnt at the stake in Oxford, England, for heresy. |
| 27 june | The thirteen Stratford Martyrs were burned at the stake nearLondon for their Protestant beliefs. |
| 05 November | Hemu was defeated by the Mughal ruler Akbar in the Second Panipat War. |
| 16 January | Spain's Emperor Carrell chose his son Philip II as his successor. |
| 23 January | Eighty and 30 thousand people died in the devastating earthquake that hit China's Shenxi province. |
| 26 January | The Mughal ruler Humayun died due to falling from the stairs. |
| 02 February | About eight hundred and thirty thousand people died in the devastating earthquake in China's Shanxi province. |
| 14 February | Akbar's Rajabhisheka took place in just 13 years at Kalanaur in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1556:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 06 June | Edward la Zouche / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 07 March | Guillaume du Vair / Author / France |
| 08 January | Uesugi Kagekatsu / Daimyo / Japan |
| 15 November | Jacques Davy Duperron / Cardinal / France |
| 17 August | Alexander Briant / Martyr / United Kingdom |
| 21 February | Sethus Calvisius / Astronomer / Germany |
| 24 August | Sophia Brahe / Astronomer / Denmark |
| 25 July | George Peele / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 27 April | François Béroalde de Verville / Writer / France |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1556:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 17 December | Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana / Poet / India |