Important Historical Events of the year 1555, Year 1555 in History

List of 1555 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1555

What happened in the year 1555?

Date Event
January 22, 1555 The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now Myanmar.
February 4, 1555 John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
February 9, 1555 Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
July 2, 1555 Ottoman Admiral Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.
July 18, 1555 The College of Arms is reincorporated by Royal charter signed by Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain.
September 25, 1555 The Peace of Augsburg is signed by Emperor Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League.
November 1, 1555 French Huguenots establish the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.