1556 - What happened in 1556 ?

January 1556

Monday 16:

Philip II becomes King of Spain.

Monday 23:

The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. 830,000 people may have been killed.

February 1556

Tuesday 14:

Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.

March 1556

Wednesday 21:

In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.

September 1556

Saturday 15:

Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain.

November 1556

Monday 05:

Fifty miles north of Delhi, a Mogul Army defeats Hindu forces of General Hemu to ensure Akbar the throne of India.