Deaths on December 23

Nicholas Udall

Died on December 23, 1556

Nicholas Udall, English cleric, playwright, and educator (b. 1504)

Nicholas Udall (or Uvedale Udal, Woodall, or other variations) (1504 – 23 December 1556) was an English playwright, cleric, schoolmaster, the author of Ralph Roister Doister, generally regarded as the first comedy written in the English language.

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Events on 1556

23 Jan

1556 Shaanxi earthquake
The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
21 Mar

Thomas Cranmer
In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.
27 Jun

Burned at the stake
The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
15 Sep

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.

Deaths on December 23

Nicholas Udall

Died on December 23, 1556

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Events on 1556

1556 Shaanxi earthquake

Thomas Cranmer

Burned at the stake

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor