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Who Was Alive in 1554

8 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1554

Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 79
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 60
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 21
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 14
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 12
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 11
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 8
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 7
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote

Also Born in 1554

1554–1623 · born January 9
Head of the Catholic Church from 1621 to 1623
1554–1586 · born November 30
English poet, courtier, and diplomat (1554–1586)
1554–1578 · born January 20
King of Portugal from 1557 to 1578

Also Died in 1554

1537–1554 · died February 12
Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553
1510–1554 · died September 22
Spanish explorer of the American southwest

Sources

  1. 1554 — 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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