Historical Events in 1545
- Apr 12 French King Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed
- Jul 19 King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die
- Jul 21 The first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion
- Aug 26 Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese as Duke of Parma
- Sep 8 English Earl of Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland
- Dec 13 Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III
Famous People Born in 1545
- Jan 17 Antonio Pace, Italian composer (d. 1581)
- Feb 24 Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)
- Mar 2 Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar
- Apr 13 Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of King Henry II of France and 3rd wife of Philip II of Spain, born in Fontainbleau, France (d. 1568)
- Apr 28 Yi Sun-sin, Korean Naval Commander, born in Hanseong, South Korea (d. 1598)
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Famous People in 1545
Martin Luther
Theologian and Founder of ProtestantismMichelangelo
Sculptor and Painter
World Leaders in 1545
Charles V
Holy Roman EmperorFrancis I of France
KingHenry VIII
King of EnglandSuleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Sultan
Famous People Who Died in 1545
- Jan 16 George Spalatin, German humanist, reformer and important figure in the Reformation, dies at 60
- Feb 19 Pierre Brully [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death
- Apr 10 Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
- Jun 19 Abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509)
- Jul 12 Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish King Philip II, dies
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