1550
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1520s 1530s 1540s – 1550s – 1560s 1570s 1580s |
| Years: | 1547 1548 1549 – 1550 – 1551 1552 1553 |
1550 Media
March 12: The Battle of Penco takes place in Chile between the armies of Spain and of the indigenous Mapuche people.
Colonisation of the New World in 1550
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King Charles IX of Sweden
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1550 (MDL) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar.
Events
- January 6 – Spanish Captain Hernando de Santana founds the city of Valledupar in what is now Colombian territory.
- February 7 – Julius III becomes Pope.
- The first book in Slovenian, Abecedarium, written by Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar, is printed in Tübingen, Germany.
- Nostradamus' first almanac is written.
- Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is founded by Gustav Vasa.