1549
| Years: 1546 1547 1548 – 1549 – 1550 1551 1552 | |
| Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s – 1540s – 1550s 1560s 1570s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
Events
- July – Kett's Rebellion
- Francis Xavier arrives in Japan.
- Salvador established, first capital of Brazil
- Petrus Canisius starts the Counter-Reformation in Bavaria
Births
- July 30 – Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1609)
- November 5 – Philippe de Mornay, French protestant writer (d. 1623)
- Eustache du Caurroy, French composer
- John Rainolds, English divine and writer (d. 1607)
- Henry Savile, English scholar and Provost of Eton (d. 1622)
Deaths
- November 10 – Pope Paul III (b. 1468)
- December 21 – Queen Marguerite of Navarre (b. 1492)
Categories: 1549