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

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

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

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

Feb 25   On this day in history francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mexico   

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

Mar 04   Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1540.   

May 04   In the year 1540 venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople   

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

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 in the year 1540.   

Jun 03   Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so in the year 1540.   

Jun 10   Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister in the year 1540.   

Jun 23   In the year 1540 johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 21   On this day in history john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies   

Jul 23   Turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary in the year 1540.   

Jul 28   England's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard in the year 1540.   

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 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 in the year 1540.   

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

Jun 03   Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 30   Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) died in the year 1540.   

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.   

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