Historical Events
- Mar 9 Emperor Karel appoints son Philip as heir to the throne
- Apr 11 English premier John Dudley appointed Duke of Northumberland
- Apr 20 John Dudley becomes Earl Marshal of England
- May 1 Council of Trente resumes
- May 12 San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, opens (oldest continuously operating university in the Americas)
- Jun 8 Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma
- Jul 19 Treaty of Karlsburg: arch duke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as King of Hungary/Transsylvania
- Aug 14 Ottoman fleet under Dragut captures Tripoli from The Knights of Malta after a six-day bombardment
- Oct 16 English Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset re-arrested
- Dec 19 Dutch west coast hit by hurricane
Famous People Born in 1551
- Jan 14 Alberico Gentili, Italian lawyer & jurist, born in Province of Macerata, Italy (d. 1608)
- May 2 William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales), born in London (d. 1623)
- May 17 Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist, born in Antwerp (d. 1608)
- Sep 13 Pandolfo Zallamella, Italian composer, born in Ravenna, Italy
- Sep 19 Henry III, King of Poland and France (1573-89), born in Château de Fontainebleau, France (d. 1589)
Famous People in 1551
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Henry II
Suleiman the Magnificent
Famous People Who Died in 1551
- Apr 6 Joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66
- Apr 21 Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
- May 18 Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 65
- May 31 Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies
- Jul 13 John Wallop, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1490)
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