1548
| Years: 1545 1546 1547 – 1548 – 1549 1550 1551 | |
| Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s – 1540s – 1550s 1560s 1570s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
Events
- Mary I of Scotland sent to France
Births
- Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600
- Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter
- Carel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (d. 1606)
- Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (d. 1611)
Deaths
- March 23 – Itagaki Nobukata, Japanese retainer of Takeda Shingen
- September 7 – Catherine Parr, queen of King Henry VIII of England
- Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1467)
Categories: 1548