Historical Events In 1531

Jan 05   Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry   

Jan 05   Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry. This event leads to the creation of the church of England.   

Jan 16   English Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting   

Jan 22   Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44.   

Jan 26   Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30000 die.   

Jan 31   Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other.   

Feb 11   Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England   

Feb 11   Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of the Church in England.   

Feb 26   Earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, results in the deaths of 20000.   

Feb 27   Evangelical German monarchy/towns form Schmalkaldische Union   

Mar 06   Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador   

Mar 20   Sicke Freerks/Frericx, [Cutter], Dutch anabaptist, beheaded.   

Apr 05   Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop.   

May 31   "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted.   

May 31   "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted   

Jun 09   Pope Clemens VII and Francois I sign secret treaty against Karel V   

Jul 08   Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71   

Jul 23   Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers.   

Aug 24   Ercole Bottrigari, composer.   

Sep 14   Philipp Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geography/cartographer   

Sep 22   Louise Van Savoye, French regent of king Francois I, dies at 55   

Oct 11   Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant   

Oct 11   Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies.   

Oct 24   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.   

Dec 06   John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

Dec 17   Pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal.   

Aug 24   Ercole bottrigari: Composer   

Sep 14   Philipp apianus: [bennewitz/bienewitz], german geography/cartographer   

Jan 22   Andrea del sarto: Italian painter,    

Feb 16   Johannes stöffler: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

Mar 06   Pedrarias dávila: Spanish conquistador   

Mar 20   Sicke freerks/frericx: [cutter], dutch anabaptist, beheaded   

Apr 05   Richard roose: Boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

May 19   Jan Łaski: Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)   

Jul 08   Tilman riemenschneider: German sculptor,   

Jul 17   Hosokawa takakuni: Japanese military commander (b. 1484)