1554
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1520s 1530s 1540s – 1550s – 1560s 1570s 1580s |
| Years: | 1551 1552 1553 – 1554 – 1555 1556 1557 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1554 MDLIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2307 |
| Armenian calendar | 1003 ԹՎ ՌԳ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6304 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1475–1476 |
| Bengali calendar | 961 |
| Berber calendar | 2504 |
| English Regnal year | 1 Mar. 1 – 1 Ph. & M. |
| Buddhist calendar | 2098 |
| Burmese calendar | 916 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7062–7063 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸丑年 (Water Ox) 4250 or 4190 — to — 甲寅年 (Wood Tiger) 4251 or 4191 |
| Coptic calendar | 1270–1271 |
| Discordian calendar | 2720 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1546–1547 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5314–5315 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1610–1611 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1475–1476 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4654–4655 |
| Holocene calendar | 11554 |
| Igbo calendar | 554–555 |
| Iranian calendar | 932–933 |
| Islamic calendar | 961–962 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenbun 23 (天文２３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1472–1473 |
| Julian calendar | 1554 MDLIV |
| Korean calendar | 3887 |
| Minguo calendar | 358 before ROC 民前358年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 86 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2096–2097 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水牛年 (female Water-Ox) 1680 or 1299 or 527 — to — 阳木虎年 (male Wood-Tiger) 1681 or 1300 or 528 |
1554 (MDLIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1554th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 554th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 16th century, and the 5th year of the 1550s decade. As of the start of 1554, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events[change | change source]
- January 5 – Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- February – Thomas Wyatt surrenders to government forces in London.
- February 12 – After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband.
- March 17 – Princess Elizabeth imprisoned in The Tower.
- April 12 – Mary of Guise becomes Regent of Scotland.
- July 23 – 25 – Wedding of Queen Mary I of England and King Philip of Naples, only son of Emperor Charles V in Winchester, England.
- August 12 – Battle of Renty. French forces led by Francis, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy by Charles V.
- The French forces in Siena surrender to the Imperialists after a long siege.
- Mikael Agricola becomes the bishop of Turku.
- Jesuits establish São Paulo in Brazil.