Historical Events For 1545

Jan 17   Antonio Pace, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1545 willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange  

Feb 19   Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death in the year 1545.  

Mar 02   In the year 1545 thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar  

Mar 15   In the year 1545 first meeting of the Council of Trent.  

Mar 24   German Parliament opens in Worms in the year 1545.  

Apr 10   Costanzo Festa, Italian composer on this day in history.  

Apr 12   French king Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II in the year 1545.  

May 01   Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist on this day in history.  

Jul 08   Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies  

Jul 19   George Carew, English admiral, drowns in the year 1545.  

Jul 19   On this day in history 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 of the Isle of Wight occurs on this day in history.  

Aug 26   On this day in history pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma  

Aug 27   In the year 1545 alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat  

Sep 08   In the year 1545 english earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland  

Sep 24   On this day in history albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55  

Oct 18   On this day in history john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55  

Oct 19   On this day in history giovanale Ancina, composer  

Nov 28   On this day in history jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded  

Dec 05   In the year 1545 janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet  

Dec 13   On this day in history council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opens  

Jan 17   Antonio Pace, composer was born in the year 1545.  

Feb 24   In the year 1545 birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)  

Mar 02   Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.  

May 01   Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born in the year 1545.  

Jul 08   On this day in history birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

Jul 08   Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born in the year 1545.  

Jan 16   George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) died in the year 1545.  

Feb 19   Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death died on this day in history.  

Apr 10   On this day in history death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer  

Jun 19   On this day in history death of abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509)  

Jul 12   Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 19   George Carew, English admiral, drowns died in the year 1545.  

Aug 27   Piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24   In the year 1545 albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55