Important Historical Events of the year 1558, Year 1558 in History

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List of 1558 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1558

What happened in the year 1558?

Date	Event
January 7, 1558	French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of England.
March 8, 1558	The city of Pori (Swedish: Björneborg) was founded by Duke John on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia.
April 24, 1558	Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
July 13, 1558	Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
October 17, 1558	Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
November 17, 1558	Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.