What Happened In History Year 1551

Historical Events for the Year 1551

• 12th May » National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.
• 8th September » The foundation day in Vitória, Brazil or Vitória, Brazil

Famous Birthdays in 1551

• 2nd May » William Camden, English historian (d. 1623)
• 17th May » Martin Delrio, Belgian theologian and occultist (d. 1601)
• 19th September » Henry III of France (d. 1589)

Famous Deaths in History for 1551

• 6th April » Joachim Vadian, Swiss scholar and politician (b. 1484)
• 8th April » Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
• 17th May » Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
• 18th May » Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (b. 1486)
• 4th July » Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, English politician (b. 1514)
• 13th July » John Wallop, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1490)
• 26th August » Margaret Leijonhufvud, Swedish wife of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)
• 30th September » Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (b. 1507)

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