Historical Events
- Jan 12 Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, hundreds killed
- Jan 15 France signs secret treaty with German Protestants
- Jan 23 2nd version of Book of Common Prayer becomes mandatory in England
- Feb 15 Dutch coast hit by heavy storm
- Feb 24 Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
- Mar 26 Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru
- Apr 4 Mauritius van Saksen begins alliance with Karel Anikita Stroganov
- Apr 10 Henri II of France occupies Metz
- Apr 18 Mauritius of Saksen occupies Linz
- Apr 19 Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel
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Famous People Born in 1552
- Feb 1 Edward Coke, English Chief Justice and politician (defended common law), born in Mileham, Norfolk, England (d. 1634)
- Feb 8 Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)
- Feb 19 Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)
- Feb 28 Jost Bürgi [Jobst Bürg], Swiss clockmaker and mathematician, born in Lichtensteig, Switzerland (d. 1632)
- Apr 15 Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1626)
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Famous People in 1552
MichelangeloWorld Leaders in 1552
Charles V
Henry II
Suleiman the Magnificent
Famous People Who Died in 1552
- Jan 3 Henry II of Bavaria, Bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), Worms (1523-52) and Freising (1541-52), dies at 64
- Jan 11 Johannes Cochlaeus [Dobeneck], German humanist/theologist, dies
- Jan 22 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason
- Feb 26 Heinrich Faber, German composer
- Mar 29 Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh Guru, dies at 47
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