1555
| Years: 1552 1553 1554 – 1555 – 1556 1557 1558 | |
| Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s – 1550s – 1560s 1570s 1580s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century 1555 in literature | |
Events
- Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland
- May 23 – Paul IV becomes Pope.
- September 25 – Peace of Augsburg is signed.
Births
- April 19 – Lodovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)
- Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (d. 1617)
Deaths
- February 8 – Laurence Saunders, English clergyman (burned at the stake)
- March 23 – Pope Julius III (b. 1487)
- April 11 – Joanna of Castile, mother of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1479)
- May 6 – Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501)
- May 25 – Henry II of Navarre (b. 1503)
- October 16 – Nicholas Ridley, English clergyman (burned at the stake)
- October 16 – Hugh Latimer, English clergyman (burned at the stake)
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