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Famous People Born in 1556
- Jan 8 Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai daimyō, born in Echigo Province (d. 1623)
- Jan 27 Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)
- Feb 7 Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren
- Feb 21 Sethus Calvisius, composer
- Mar 7 Guillaume du Vair, French writer and thinker, born in Paris (d. 1621)
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Famous People in 1556
Michelangelo
Sculptor and Painter
MichelangeloWorld Leaders in 1556
- Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor - Henry II
King of France - Philip II of Spain
King of Spain - Suleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Sultan
Charles V
Henry II
Philip II of Spain
Suleiman the MagnificentFamous People Who Died in 1556
- Mar 19 Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70
- Mar 21 Thomas Cranmer, English reformer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533-55), burned at stake at 66
- Apr 18 Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61
- May 28 Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)
- Jun 10 Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies
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