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   In the year 1539 emperor Karel & King François I sign anti-English treaty  

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

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

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

May 28   Hernando de Soto lands in Florida on this day in history.  

May 30   Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida on this day in history.  

May 30   Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto lands in Florida in the year 1539.  

Jun 03   In the year 1539 hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain  

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 in the year 1539.  

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

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

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

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

Sep 08   In the year 1539 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 in the year 1539.  

Oct 15   On this day in history reynier Brunt, procureur-general of Court of Holland, dies  

Dec 20   Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Feb 27   Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher was born on this day in history.  

Mar 25   Christopher Clavius, German mathematician (d. 1612) was born in the year 1539.  

Apr 17   Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1539 birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)  

Dec 20   Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born in the year 1539.  

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

Mar 05   Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) died on this day in history.  

Apr 17   On this day in history death of george, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471)  

May 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1539 lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65  

Aug 28   Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 died on this day in history.