Events in History
Historic Expedition
Feb 23 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expedition sets off from Mexico in search of the 7 cities of Cibola
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Hernando de Soto's Expedition lands in Florida
Jun 3 Hernando de Soto crosses the Appalachian Mountains, 1st European to do so
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Event of Interest
Jun 10 Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminster
Thomas Cromwell
Event of Interest
Jun 24 English King Henry VIII commands his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court
Anne of Cleves
Henry VIII
- Jun 29 Former Lord Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Exchequer of England Thomas Cromwell indicted as a heretic
- Jul 23 Turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal king of Hungary
- Aug 15 Arequipa, Peru, is founded.
- Aug 25 Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River
- Aug 29 Emperor Karel deprives city Gent of its definitive rights and privileges
- Sep 27 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola confirmed by Pope Paul III in Rome
- Oct 2 Venice and Turkey signs peace
- Oct 11 Emperor Karel names his son Philip, Duke of Milan
Birthdays in History
- Jan 25 Edmund Campion, English Catholic Jesuit priest & martyr, born in London, England (d. 1581)
- Jan 28 Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)
- May 9 Maharana Pratap, Rajput king of Mewar (1572-1597), born in Kumbhargal Fort, Mewar (d. 1597)
- Jun 3 Charles II Archduke of Austria, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1590)
- Jun 11 Barnabe Googe, English poet, born in Alvingham, Lincolnshire (d. 1594)
- Jul 11 Adolf van Nassau, German son of William I and Juliana of Stolberg, born in Dillenburg, Germany (d. 1568)
- Aug 5 Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating
- Aug 26 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)
- Oct 1 Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1617)
- Dec 31 Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)
Weddings in History
- Mar 4 Protestant Count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife
Wedding of Interest
Jul 28 English King Henry VIII (49) marries Catherine Howard (16 or 17), his 5th wife
Henry VIII
Divorces in History
Divorce of Interest
Jul 9 English King Henry VIII annuls his 6 month marriage to his 4th wife Anne of Cleves, on the grounds of non-consummation and her pre-contract to Francis of Lorraine
Anne of Cleves
Henry VIII
Deaths in History
- Jan 27 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies
- Feb 2 George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen
- Mar 30 Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469)
- May 6 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48
- May 22 Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/President of Romagna, dies at 57
- Jul 11 Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies
- Jul 21 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies
Thomas Cromwell
Jul 28 Thomas Cromwell, English chief minister for King Henry VIII, executed for treason and heresy at 54 or 55
Thomas Cromwell
- Jul 30 Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)
- Jul 30 Thomas Abel, English priest (martyred)
- Aug 23 Guillaume Budé, French scholar
- Aug 24 Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)
- Sep 2 Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
- Oct 4 Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies