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| Years: 1547 1548 1549 - 1550 - 1551 1552 1553 | |
| Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s - 1550s - 1560s 1570s 1580s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century 1550 in literature | |
Events
- February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope.
- The first book in Slovenian, Abecedarium, written by Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar, is printed in Tübingen, Germany.
- Nostradamus' first almanac is written.
- Helsinki, the capital of Finland is founded by Gustav Vasa.
Births
- January 31 - Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic general (died 1588)
- April 12 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (died 1604)
- June 27 - King Charles IX of France (died 1574)
- September 10 - Alonso de Guzman El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada (died 1615)
- September 17 - Pope Paul V (died 1621)
- October 4 - King Charles IX of Sweden (died 1611)
- December 6 - Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (died 1605)
- Jacob ben Isaac Ashkenazi, author of the Tseno Ureno
- Robert Balfour, Scottish philosopher (died 1625)
- Henry Barrowe, English Puritan and Separatist (died 1593)
- Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier and nurse (died 1614)
- Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer (died 1602)
- John Davis, English explorer (died 1605)
- Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1597)
- Jacobus Gallus, Slovenian composer (died 1591)
- Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (died 1616)
- Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden and wife to Eric XIV of Sweden (died 1612)
- Andreas Libavius, German doctor and chemist (died 1616)
- John Napier, Scottish mathematician (died 1617)
- Pomponio Nenna, Italian composer (died 1613)
- Ralph Sherwin, English Roman Catholic martyr and saint (died 1581)
Deaths
- April 12 - Claude, Duke of Guise (born 1496)
- May 18 - John, Cardinal of Lorraine (born 1498)
- May 20 - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (born 1511)
- July 30 - Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton (born 1505)
- October 23 - Tiedemann Giese, Bishop of Warmia (born 1480)
- November 6 - Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
- John of God, Spanish friar and saint
- Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán, Spanish conquistador and dictator in colonial Mexico
- Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah, second ruler of Golconda
- Tabinshwehti, king of Burmaaf:1550
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