Historical Events In 1540

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

Jan 25   In the year 1540 edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1540 george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

Feb 09   In the year 1540 the 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester)   

Feb 09   On this day in history the first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester)   

Feb 14   In the year 1540 emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels   

Feb 25   In the year 1540 francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mexico   

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

Apr 29   In the year 1540 emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended   

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

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

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

May 22   Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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   Johann Baptista Serranus, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1540.   

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   English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife in the year 1540.   

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

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

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

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

Aug 25   On this day in history explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River   

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

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

Jan 28   Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jun 11   On this day in history birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)   

Jun 23   Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Aug 05   In the year 1540 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

Aug 26   In the year 1540 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

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 on this day in history.   

May 22   On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57   

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

Jul 21   In the year 1540 john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies   

Jul 28   On this day in history death of thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed