Historical Events In 1539

Jan 07   Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history spain annexes Cuba.  

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

Feb 01   In the year 1539 emperor Karel & King Francois I sign anti-English treaty  

Feb 15   Emperor Charles receives Cardinal Pole in Toledo in the year 1539.  

Feb 19   On this day in history jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled  

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

Apr 17   Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) in the year 1539.  

Apr 19   Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt in the year 1539.  

Apr 27   On this day in history re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.  

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

May 30   In the year 1539 spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida  

May 30   On this day in history spanish explorer Hernando de Soto lands in Florida  

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

Jun 10   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 on this day in history.  

Jun 13   In the year 1539 jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator  

Jul 05   On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies  

Jul 25   In the year 1539 lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65  

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

Sep 08   On this day in history john Stokesley, English churchman  

Sep 22   Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism (b. 1469 on this day in history.  

Oct 04   King Henry VIII & Anna of Kleef marry on this day in history.  

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

Dec 20   In the year 1539 johannes Lupi, Flemish composer  

Dec 20   In the year 1539 paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer  

Dec 29   St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning in the year 1539.  

Jan 07   In the year 1539 birth of sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer  

Feb 27   On this day in history birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher  

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

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

Jun 13   In the year 1539 birth of jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator  

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   In the year 1539 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer  

Feb 13   Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (b. 1474) died on this day in history.  

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

Apr 17   In the year 1539 death of george, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471)  

May 01   In the year 1539 death of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (b. 1503)  

May 07   Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469) died in the year 1539.  

Jul 05   On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies  

Jul 25   Lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65 in the year 1539.  

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