1547Year 1547 (MDXLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 8 – The first Lithuanian-language book, a Catechism (Katekizmo paprasti žodžiai, Simple Words of Catechism), is published in Königsberg by Martynas Mažvydas. January 13 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death for treason in England. January 16 – Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
1450Year 1450 (MCDL) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. February 7 – John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, marries Lady Margaret Beaufort. February 26 – Francesco Sforza enters Milan after a siege, becoming Duke of the city-state, and founding a dynasty that will rule Milan for a century. March – French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, in Caen.
1553Year 1553 (MDLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. May – The first Royal Charter is granted to St Albans, in England. June – The first of the five Battles of Kawanakajima, the "Battle of the Fuse," commences in Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province, part of a major series of conflicts during the Japanese Sengoku Period.
1562NOTOC Year 1562 (MDLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 6 – Shane O'Neill of Tír Eoghain pleads his cause at the Palace of Whitehall in London, before Queen Elizabeth I of England, who recognises his status. He returns to Ireland on May 26, and resumes his rebellious activities by November. January 17 – Huguenots are recognized under the Edict of Saint-Germain. January 18 The Council of Trent reconvenes, after a gap of 10 years.
