Historical Events In 1540
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Jan 06 On this day in history king Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves
Jan 25 Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) in the year 1540.
Jan 27 In the year 1540 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies
Feb 02 George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen on this day in history.
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) in the year 1540.
Feb 14 In the year 1540 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 In the year 1540 francisco Vásquez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola México
Mar 04 Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife in the year 1540.
Mar 19 In the year 1540 court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"
Apr 29 Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended on this day in history.
May 04 Venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople on this day in history.
May 04 In the year 1540 venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople
May 06 On this day in history jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48
May 22 In the year 1540 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57
Jun 03 In the year 1540 hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so
Jun 10 On this day in history thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister
Jun 23 Johann Baptista Serranus, composer in the year 1540.
Jun 24 Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves in the year 1540.
Jun 29 In the year 1540 english ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic
Jul 09 England's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled in the year 1540.
Jul 11 On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg
Jul 11 In the year 1540 jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies
Jul 21 In the year 1540 john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies
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 in the year 1540.
Jul 28 In the year 1540 english King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife
Jul 28 On this day in history thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed
Aug 05 Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating in the year 1540.
Aug 15 On this day in history arequipa, Peru, is founded.
Aug 23 In the year 1540 guillaume Budé, French scholar
Aug 25 Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on this day in history.
Aug 29 Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges on this day in history.
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