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| Years: 1544 1545 1546 - 1547 - 1548 1549 1550 | |
| Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia.
- January 28 - Edward VI succeeds his father Henry VIII as King of England.
- February 20 - Edward VI of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey
- March 31 - Henry II succeeds his father Francis I as King of France
- April 24 - Battle of Mühlberg - Emperor Charles V defeats the forces of the Schmalkaldic League under the Elector John Frederick of Saxony.
- September 10 - Battle of Pinkie. An English army under the Duke of Somerset, Protector of England, defeats a Scottish army under James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, the Regent. The English seize Edinburgh.
- First printed book in the Lithuanian language. Author - Martynas Mazvydas.
- Increased immigration of Huguenots to Kent, especially Canterbury
- Chambre Ardente established in Paris
Births
- September 14 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman
- September 29 - Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer (d. 1616)
- Marc Antonio Ingegneri, Italian composer, teacher of Monteverdi
- Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer
Deaths
- January 28 - King Henry VIII of England
- March 31 - King Francis I of France (b. 1494)
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