Historical Events In 1531
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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 


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