Historical Events in 1532
- Mar 18 English parliament bans payments by English church to Rome
- May 16 Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England
- Jun 23 Henry VIII of England & Francois I of France sign secret treaty against Emperor Charles V
- Jul 23 Emperor Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League sign Peace of Nuremberg
- Nov 15 Pope Clemens VII tells Henry VIII to end relationship with Anna Boleyn
- Nov 16 Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captures Inca Emperor Atahualpa after a surprise ambush at Cajamarca in the Peruvian Andes
Famous People Born in 1532
- Mar 25 Pietro Pontio, Italian composer (Ragionamento di Musica), born in Parma (d. 1596)
- Dec 26 Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)
Famous People in 1532
Martin Luther
Theologian and Founder of ProtestantismMichelangelo
Sculptor and Painter
World Leaders in 1532
Charles V
Holy Roman EmperorFrancis I of France
KingHenry VIII
King of EnglandSuleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Sultan
Famous Weddings in 1532
- Nov 14 King Henry VIII of England secretly marries Anne Boleyn (officially married January 25, 1533)
Famous People Who Died in 1532
- Aug 16 Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (1525-32), dies at 64
- Aug 22 William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82
- Dec 11 Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)