1550

Year 1550 was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

January - June



 * - The (Jesuits) is definitely approved by.

Undated

 * The first grammatical description of the French language is published by.
 * The first book in, Abecedarium, written by reformer , is printed in , Germany.
 * 's first is written.
 * , the capital of, is founded by.
 * becomes fully
 * besieges

Births

 * -, French Catholic general (died )
 * -, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (died )
 * -, Italian soldier and nurse (died )
 * June -, Italian composer (died )
 * - King (died )
 * -, Slovenian composer (died )
 * -, commander of the Spanish Armada (died )
 * - (died )
 * -, queen of (died )
 * -, Italian composer (died )
 * -, Italian philosopher (died )
 * date unknown
 * , author (died )
 * , (died )
 * , Scottish mathematician (died )
 * , English Roman Catholic martyr and saint (died )
 * , Belgian mineralogist and physician (d. )
 * probable
 * , Scottish philosopher (died )
 * , English Puritan and Separatist (died )
 * , Italian composer (died )
 * , Dutch inventor of the (died ca. 1600)
 * , English theatrical entrepreneur (died )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * -, Spanish friar and saint (born )
 * -, French soldier (born )
 * -, French churchman (born )
 * -, Japanese shogun (born )
 * -, English politician (born )
 * -, Polish Catholic bishop (born )
 * - (born )
 * date unknown
 * , second ruler of Golconda
 * , King of Burma (born )
 * , the last Catholic bishop of, beheaded
 * , Filipino Hero
 * See also .