1557
1557 (MDLVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1557th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 557th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 16th century, and the 8th year of the 1550s decade. As of the start of 1557, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1520s 1530s 1540s – 1550s – 1560s 1570s 1580s |
| Years: | 1554 1555 1556 – 1557 – 1558 1559 1560 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1557 MDLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2310 |
| Armenian calendar | 1006 ԹՎ ՌԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6307 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1478–1479 |
| Bengali calendar | 964 |
| Berber calendar | 2507 |
| English Regnal year | 3 Ph. & M. – 4 Ph. & M. |
| Buddhist calendar | 2101 |
| Burmese calendar | 919 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7065–7066 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 4253 or 4193 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 4254 or 4194 |
| Coptic calendar | 1273–1274 |
| Discordian calendar | 2723 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1549–1550 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5317–5318 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1613–1614 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1478–1479 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4657–4658 |
| Holocene calendar | 11557 |
| Igbo calendar | 557–558 |
| Iranian calendar | 935–936 |
| Islamic calendar | 964–965 |
| Japanese calendar | Kōji 3 (弘治３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1476–1477 |
| Julian calendar | 1557 MDLVII |
| Korean calendar | 3890 |
| Minguo calendar | 355 before ROC 民前355年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 89 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2099–2100 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 1683 or 1302 or 530 — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 1684 or 1303 or 531 |
Events
- Start of the Italian War of 1551–59
- End of the Great Russian War 1553-1557
Deaths
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