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January–June January 16 – Charles V, having already abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor, resigns the Kingdom of Spain in favour of his son, Philip II, and retires to a monastery. January 23 – The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi
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See moreYear 1556 (MDLVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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See more• January 8 – Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)
• January 24 – Christian Barnekow, Danish noble, explorer and diplomat (d. 1612)...
See more• January 8 – Anne Shelton, English courtier, elder sister of Thomas Boleyn (b. 1475)
• January 27 – Humayun, 2nd Mughal Emperor...
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