1553
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July 1553: England ruled by Edward VI, Jane I and Mary I
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| Gregorian calendar | 1553 MDLIII | 
| Ab urbe condita | 2306 | 
| Armenian calendar | 1002 ԹՎ ՌԲ | 
| Assyrian calendar | 6303 | 
| Balinese saka calendar | 1474–1475 | 
| Bengali calendar | 959–960 | 
| Berber calendar | 2503 | 
| English Regnal year | 6 Edw. 6 – 1 Mar. 1 | 
| Buddhist calendar | 2097 | 
| Burmese calendar | 915 | 
| Byzantine calendar | 7061–7062 | 
| Chinese calendar | 壬子年 (Water Rat) 4250 or 4043 — to — 癸丑年 (Water Ox) 4251 or 4044 | 
| Coptic calendar | 1269–1270 | 
| Discordian calendar | 2719 | 
| Ethiopian calendar | 1545–1546 | 
| Hebrew calendar | 5313–5314 | 
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1609–1610 | 
| - Shaka Samvat | 1474–1475 | 
| - Kali Yuga | 4653–4654 | 
| Holocene calendar | 11553 | 
| Igbo calendar | 553–554 | 
| Iranian calendar | 931–932 | 
| Islamic calendar | 960–961 | 
| Japanese calendar | Tenbun 22 (天文22年) | 
| Javanese calendar | 1471–1472 | 
| Julian calendar | 1553 MDLIII | 
| Korean calendar | 3886 | 
| Minguo calendar | 359 before ROC 民前359年 | 
| Nanakshahi calendar | 85 | 
| Thai solar calendar | 2095–2096 | 
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 1679 or 1298 or 526 — to — 阴水牛年 (female Water-Ox) 1680 or 1299 or 527 | 
Year 1553 (MDLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.