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Who Was Alive in 1556

8 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1556

Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 81
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 62
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 23
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 16
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 14
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 13
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 10
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 9
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote

Also Died in 1556

1491–1556 · died July 31
Basque Spaniard Catholic priest, theologian and saint (1491–1556)
1489–1556 · died March 21
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 to 1555
1492–1556 · died October 21
Italian author and blackmailer (1492–1556)

Sources

  1. 1556 — 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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