Historical Events In 1540

Jan 06   King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) in the year 1540.   

Jan 27   Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 09   The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) in the year 1540.   

Feb 14   Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1540 venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople   

May 06   Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history english ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic   

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 in the year 1540.   

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

Jul 28   On this day in history england's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard.   

Jul 28   On this day in history english King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1540 guillaume Budé, French scholar   

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

Aug 29   In the year 1540 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   Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born in the year 1540.   

Jun 11   In the year 1540 birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)   

Jun 23   Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born in the year 1540.   

Jul 11   In the year 1540 birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg   

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

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

Jan 27   In the year 1540 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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

Mar 30   On this day in history death of matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1540 death of thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed