Historical Events In 1539

Jan 07   Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer in the year 1539.  

Jan 14   Spain annexes Cuba on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Emperor Karel & King François I sign anti-English treaty in the year 1539.  

Feb 01   On this day in history emperor Karel & King Francois I sign anti-English treaty  

Feb 15   Emperor Charles receives Cardinal Pole in Toledo on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1539 franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher  

Apr 17   In the year 1539 tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia)  

Apr 19   In the year 1539 charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt  

Apr 27   Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar in the year 1539.  

May 28   In the year 1539 hernando de Soto lands in Florida  

May 30   On this day in history spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida  

May 30   Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto lands in Florida on this day in history.  

Jun 03   Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain on this day in history.  

Jun 10   In the year 1539 council of Trent: Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.  

Jun 13   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator on this day in history.  

Jul 05   In the year 1539 antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies  

Jul 25   On this day in history lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65  

Aug 28   Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 in the year 1539.  

Sep 08   John Stokesley, English churchman on this day in history.  

Sep 22   In the year 1539 guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism (b. 1469  

Oct 04   On this day in history king Henry VIII & Anna of Kleef marry  

Oct 15   In the year 1539 reynier Brunt, procureur-general of Court of Holland, dies  

Dec 20   On this day in history johannes Lupi, Flemish composer  

Dec 20   Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer on this day in history.  

Dec 29   On this day in history st Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer  

Feb 27   Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher was born in the year 1539.  

Mar 25   In the year 1539 birth of christopher Clavius, German mathematician (d. 1612)  

Apr 17   On this day in history birth of tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia)  

Jun 13   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator was born in the year 1539.  

Nov 01   In the year 1539 birth of pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)  

Dec 05   Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born in the year 1539.  

Dec 20   Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (b. 1474) died in the year 1539.  

Mar 05   On this day in history death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)  

Apr 17   George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471) died in the year 1539.  

May 01   On this day in history death of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (b. 1503)  

May 07   On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)  

Jul 05   Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies in the year 1539.  

Jul 25   Lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Aug 28   On this day in history death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75