1551
| Years: 1548 1549 1550 – 1551 – 1552 1553 1554 | |
| Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s – 1550s – 1560s 1570s 1580s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
Events
- Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav )
- Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England.
- Foundation of the National University of Saint Mark in Lima,_Peru.
Births
- May 2 – William Camden, English historian (d. 1623)
- September 19 – King Henry III of France (d. 1589)
- Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (d. 1605)
Deaths
- September 30 – Ouchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (b. 1507)
- Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord and father of Oda Nobunaga (b. 1510)
Categories: 1551