Historical Events In 1539

Jan 07   In the year 1539 sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer  

Jan 14   Spain annexes Cuba in the year 1539.  

Feb 01   Emperor Karel & King François I sign anti-English treaty on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1539 emperor Karel & King Francois I sign anti-English treaty  

Feb 15   In the year 1539 emperor Charles receives Cardinal Pole in Toledo  

Feb 19   Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled in the year 1539.  

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

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

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 in the year 1539.  

May 28   In the year 1539 hernando de Soto lands in Florida  

May 30   Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida in the year 1539.  

May 30   Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto lands in Florida on this day in history.  

Jun 03   Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Reynier Brunt, procureur-general of Court of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 20   On this day in history johannes Lupi, Flemish composer  

Dec 20   In the year 1539 paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer  

Dec 29   On this day in history st Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer  

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

Mar 25   Christopher Clavius, German mathematician (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 17   Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) was born in the year 1539.  

Jun 13   On this day in history birth of jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator  

Nov 01   In the year 1539 birth of pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)  

Dec 05   Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born in the year 1539.  

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   On this day in history death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)  

Apr 17   George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471) died in the year 1539.  

May 01   In the year 1539 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   Lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65 in the year 1539.  

Aug 28   In the year 1539 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75