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Who Was Alive in 1552

8 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1552

Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 77
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 58
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 19
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 12
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 10
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 9
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 6
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 5
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote

Also Born in 1552

1552–1612 · born July 18
Holy Roman Emperor from 1576 to 1612
1552–1610 · born October 6
Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)

Also Died in 1552

1506–1552 · died December 3
Navarese Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
1499–1552 · died December 20
Wife of Martin Luther (c. 1499–1552)
1488–1552 · died May 26
German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar (1488–1552)

Sources

  1. 1552 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
  3. Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia
  4. Elizabeth I — Wikipedia
  5. Francis Drake — Wikipedia
  6. Akbar — Wikipedia
  7. Tokugawa Ieyasu — Wikipedia
  8. Tycho Brahe — Wikipedia
  9. Miguel de Cervantes — Wikipedia
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