1557
year
1557 (MDLVII) was a common year starting on Friday in the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday in the proleptic Gregorian calendar.
| 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
change- Start of the Italian War of 1551–59
- End of the Great Russian War 1553-1557