Historical Events in 1537
- Jul 12 Battle of Albancay: Diego de Almagro defeated by army led by Alonso de Alvarado on behalf of Francisco Pizarro
- Jul 30 Resistant of Bomy: French/Dutch cease fire
- Aug 15 Asunción, Paraguay, is founded.
- Aug 25 The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.
- Sep 2 King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church"
- Sep 24 Uprising in Lubeck fails
- Oct 4 The 1st complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew Bible" is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale
Famous People in 1537
Martin Luther
Theologian and Founder of ProtestantismMichelangelo
Sculptor and Painter
World Leaders in 1537
Charles V
Holy Roman EmperorFrancis I of France
KingHenry VIII
King of EnglandSuleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Sultan
Famous People Who Died in 1537
- Jan 7 Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Italian ruler of Florence (1532-37), assassinated by his friend and cousin at 26
- Jan 12 Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies
- Apr 8 Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
- Jul 7 Madeleine of Valois, French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland after marrying James V, dies only six months after the wedding at 16
- Sep 4 Johann Dietenberger, German theologian (b. c. 1475)
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