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1550
Years:
1547
1548
1549
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1550
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1551
1552
1553
Decades
:
1520s
1530s
1540s
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1550s
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1560s
1570s
1580s
Centuries
:
15th century
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16th century
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17th century
1550 in literature
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Events
February 7
-
Julius III
becomes
Pope
The first book in
Slovenian
,
Cattechismus and Abecedarium
, written by
Protestant
reformer
Primoz Trubar
, is printed in
Tübingen
, Germany.
Nostradamus
' first
almanac
is written.
Helsinki
, the capital of
Finland
is found by
Gustav Vasa
.
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Births
April 22
-
Edward de Vere
, 17th Earl of
Oxford
, hereditary
Lord Great Chamberlain of England
(+
1604
)
June 27
- King
Charles IX of France
September 17
-
Pope Paul V
October 4
- King
Charles IX of Sweden
John Napier
, Scottish mathematician
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Deaths