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

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

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1540.   

Mar 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1540 venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople   

May 04   Venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople on this day in history.   

May 06   On this day in history jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48   

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

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

Jun 10   In the year 1540 thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister   

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

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

Jul 11   Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies in the year 1540.   

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

Jul 23   Turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jul 11   Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 28   Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed died on this day in history.