1558

• French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise capture Calais, the last continental possession of the Kingdom of England.

These people were born in 1558:

• Dutch painter Hendrik Goltzius.
• Olivier van Noort, the first Dutchman to circumnavigate the world.

These people died in 1558:

• Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

1557 - 1558 - 1559

17th century

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