Historical Events In 1531
Friday, 04 July 2025
Jan 05 Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry on this day in history.
Jan 05 Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry. This event leads to the creation of the church of England in the year 1531.
Jan 16 English Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting in the year 1531.
Jan 22 Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 on this day in history.
Jan 26 Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die on this day in history.
Jan 31 Kings Ferdinand of Austria/János Zápolyai of Hungary accept each other in the year 1531.
Jan 31 On this day in history kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other
Feb 11 Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England on this day in history.
Feb 11 Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of the Church in England in the year 1531.
Feb 26 On this day in history earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, kills 20,000
Feb 27 On this day in history evangelical German monarchy/towns form Schmalkaldische Union
Mar 06 Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador in the year 1531.
Mar 20 Sicke Freerks/Frericx, [Cutter], Dutch anabaptist, beheaded in the year 1531.
Apr 05 Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop in the year 1531.
May 31 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted on this day in history.
May 31 In the year 1531 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted
Jun 09 Pope Clemens VII & Francois I sign secret treaty against Karel V in the year 1531.
Jul 08 Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 in the year 1531.
Jul 23 Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers in the year 1531.
Aug 24 Ercole Bottrigari, composer in the year 1531.
Sep 14 Philipp Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geography/cartographer in the year 1531.
Sep 22 Louise Van Savoye, French regent of king Francois I, dies at 55 on this day in history.
Oct 11 Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant on this day in history.
Oct 11 In the year 1531 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies
Oct 24 On this day in history bavaria joins Schmalkaldische Union
Oct 28 Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control in the year 1531.
Dec 06 John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded in the year 1531.
Dec 17 Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal in the year 1531.