What Happened In 1550 - Historical Events 1550

Historical Events for the Year 1550

12th March » Several hundred Spanish Empire known as Spanish and indigenous troops under the command of Pedro de Valdivia defeat an army of 60,000 Mapuche at the Battle of Penco during the Arauco War in present-day Chile.
12th June » The city of Helsinki, Finland (belonging to Sweden at the time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden.
5th October » Foundation of Concepción, Chile named Concepción, city in Chile.

31st January » Henry I, Duke of Guise (d. 1588)
12th April » Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1604)
27th June » Charles IX of France (d. 1574)
10th September » Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish general (d. 1615)
17th September » Pope Paul V (d. 1621)
30th September » Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1631)
4th October » Charles IX of Sweden (d. 1611)
6th November » Karin Månsdotter, Swedish wife of Eric XIV of Sweden (d. 1612)
6th December » Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (d. 1605)
22nd December » Cesare Cremonini (philosopher) e.g Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author (d. 1631)

8th March » John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (b. 1495)
12th April » Claude, Duke of Guise (b. 1496)
30th April » Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (b. 1516)
18th May » Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1498)
20th May » Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)
30th July » Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Chancellor called Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1505)
25th September » Georg von Blumenthal, German bishop (b. 1490)
23rd October » Tiedemann Giese, Polish bishop (b. 1480)
6th November » Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487)
7th November » Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop and poet (b. 1484)
22nd December » Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) called Richard Plantagenet, English bricklayer (b. 1469)