Historical Events In 1540

Jan 06   King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves in the year 1540.   

Jan 25   Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies in the year 1540.   

Feb 02   George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen in the year 1540.   

Feb 09   The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) on this day in history.   

Feb 09   The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels   

Feb 25   Francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mexico in the year 1540.   

Feb 25   Francisco Vásquez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola México in the year 1540.   

Mar 04   In the year 1540 protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife   

Mar 19   Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic" on this day in history.   

Apr 29   Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended on this day in history.   

May 04   Venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople in the year 1540.   

May 04   On this day in history venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople   

May 06   In the year 1540 jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48   

May 22   Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 in the year 1540.   

Jun 03   Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister on this day in history.   

Jun 23   On this day in history johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

Jun 24   On this day in history henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves   

Jun 29   English ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic on this day in history.   

Jul 09   On this day in history england's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled   

Jul 11   Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg in the year 1540.   

Jul 11   Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 21   John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary   

Jul 28   England's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard on this day in history.   

Jul 28   English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1540 thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed   

Aug 05   On this day in history joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

Aug 15   Arequipa, Peru, is founded in the year 1540.   

Aug 23   On this day in history guillaume Budé, French scholar   

Aug 25   Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges   

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Jan 25   On this day in history birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)   

Jan 28   In the year 1540 birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)   

Jun 03   On this day in history birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)   

Jun 11   Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born in the year 1540.   

Jun 23   In the year 1540 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

Jul 11   On this day in history birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg   

Aug 05   Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born in the year 1540.   

Aug 26   King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born in the year 1540.   

Jan 27   On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

Feb 02   On this day in history death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

Mar 30   Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) died on this day in history.   

May 06   Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 in the year 1540.   

May 22   In the year 1540 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57   

Jul 11   On this day in history jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies   

Jul 21   John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed died in the year 1540.