1550
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- January 6 Spanish Captain Hernando de Santana founds the city of Valledupar in what is now colombian terriroty.
- February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope.
- The first book in Slovenian, Abecedarium, written by Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar, is printed in Tübingen, Germany.
- Nostradamus' first almanac is written.
- Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is founded by Gustav Vasa.