Historical Events In 1545

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

Feb 13   On this day in history willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange  

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

Mar 01   Cocoliztli Epidemic of 1545-1548 in Mexico killing 5-15 million (80% of population) people on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar in the year 1545.  

Mar 15   On this day in history first meeting of the Council of Trent.  

Mar 24   German Parliament opens in Worms on this day in history.  

Apr 10   Costanzo Festa, Italian composer in the year 1545.  

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   In the year 1545 franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist  

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

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

Jul 19   On this day in history george Carew, English admiral, drowns  

Jul 19   King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die on this day in history.  

Jul 21   On this day in history the first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight occurs.  

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

Aug 27   Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat on this day in history.  

Sep 08   On this day in history english earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland  

Sep 24   Albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55 in the year 1545.  

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

Oct 19   In the year 1545 giovanale Ancina, composer  

Nov 28   Jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded on this day in history.  

Dec 05   Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet in the year 1545.  

Dec 13   In the year 1545 council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opens  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer  

Feb 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1545 birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)  

May 01   In the year 1545 birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist  

Jul 08   Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born in the year 1545.  

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   In the year 1545 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death  

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

Jun 19   Abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509) died in the year 1545.  

Jul 12   Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies in the year 1545.  

Jul 19   In the year 1545 death of george Carew, English admiral, drowns  

Aug 27   In the year 1545 death of piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)  

Sep 24   Albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55 in the year 1545.