What Happened In January 1554 In History

Historical Events for January, 1554

• 5th » A great fire occurs in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
• 12th » Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned List of Burmese monarchs e.g King of Burma.
• 25th » Founding of São Paulo (city) or São Paulo city, Brazil.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1554

• 9th » Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)
• 20th » Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)

Famous Deaths for January 1554

• 16th » Christiern Pedersen, Danish publisher and scholar (b. 1480)

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