1548

Years: 1545 1546 1547 - 1548 - 1549 1550 1551
Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616)
September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626)
Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624)
Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600)
Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general (died 1610)
Carel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (died 1606)
Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (died 1598)
Oda Nagamasu, Japanese nobleman (died 1622)
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (died 1587)
Francesco Soriano, Italian composer (died 1621)
Luis Barahona de Soto, Spanish poet (died 1595)
William Stanley, English soldier (died 1630)
Simon Stevin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (died 1620)
Francisco Suárez, Spanish philosopher and theologian (died 1617)
Saito Tatsuoki, Japanese daimyo (died 1573)
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (died 1611)