The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000. The 1556 Shaanxi…
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27 June 1556
The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs. The Thirteen Stratford Martyrs were a group of Protestant Christians…
16 January 1556
Philip II is crowned King of Spain. Philip II Spanish: Felipe II de Habsburgo; Portuguese: Filipe I May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598 was the first official King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, king…