1557
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| Gregorian calendar | 1557 MDLVII | 
| Ab urbe condita | 2310 | 
| Armenian calendar | 1006 ԹՎ ՌԶ | 
| Assyrian calendar | 6307 | 
| Balinese saka calendar | 1478–1479 | 
| Bengali calendar | 963–964 | 
| 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) 4254 or 4047 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 4255 or 4048 | 
| 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 | 
Year 1557 (MDLVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.