Important Events in 1534
- Jul 24 Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claims it for France
- Nov 3 English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England
- Dec 4 Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent occupies Baghdad
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Famous People Born in 1534
- Feb 5 Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)
- Apr 7 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians)
- Jun 23 Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)
- Jul 1 Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway (1559-88), born in Haderslevhus Castle, Haderslev, Denmark (d. 1588)
- Jul 18 Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism), born in Breslau, Silesia (d. 1583)
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Famous People in 1534
Martin Luther
Theologian and Founder of Protestantism- Michelangelo
Sculptor and Painter
Martin Luther
MichelangeloWorld Leaders in 1534
- Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor - Francis I of France
King - Henry VIII
King of England - Suleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Sultan
Charles V
Francis I of France
Henry VIII
Suleiman the MagnificentFamous People Who Died in 1534
- Mar 5 Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)
- Apr 20 Elizabeth Barton [St Magd van Kent], English nun, prophet and only woman whose head was on a spike on London Bridge, hanged for treason
- May 28 Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83
- Jun 14 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, inspired Chaitanya movement, dies at 48
- Jul 19 Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70
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