Historical Events In 1541
Friday, 31 October 2025
Jan 06   Bernard van Orley, Flemish royal painter of Hungary, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  
 
 

Feb 12   On this day in history santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24)  
 
 

Feb 24   In the year 1541 santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia  
 
 

Feb 24   Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12) in the year 1541.  
 
 

Mar 18   Hernan de Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi R) in the year 1541.  
 
 

Mar 18   In the year 1541 hernan de Soto observes first recorded flood in America (Mississippi River)  
 
 

Apr 04   On this day in history ignatius of Loyola becomes 1st superior-general of Jesuits  
 
 

Apr 04   Ignatius of Loyola becomes 1st superior-General of the Jesuits in the year 1541.  
 
 

Apr 04   On this day in history ignatius of Loyola becomes first superior-general of the Jesuits  
 
 

Apr 07   Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies in the year 1541.  
 
 

Apr 25   In the year 1541 -26) Liege flooded after heavy down pour  
 
 

May 08   Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River in the year 1541.  
 
 

May 08   In the year 1541 spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River in what will later be part of the southeastern United States  
 
 

May 27   Margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded on this day in history.  
 
 

Jun 14   On this day in history duke Willem van Gulik of Gelre marries Jeanne d'Albret  
 
 

Jun 18   In the year 1541 irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland  
 
 

Jun 26   On this day in history francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed.  
 
 

Jun 26   Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima in the year 1541.  
 
 

Jul 04   On this day in history pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56  
 
 

Jul 09   In the year 1541 estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to help the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire.  
 
 

Jul 26   On this day in history francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima  
 
 

Aug 18   In the year 1541 a Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1541)  
 
 

Aug 23   French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada on this day in history.  
 
 

Aug 23   Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 arrives at Iroquois village of Stadacona on his third trip to Canada; starts to build Charlesbourg-Royale at western tip of Cape Diamond; first French fort in Canada; first French settlement in America in the year 1541.  
 
 

Aug 26   Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary in the year 1541.  
 
 

Aug 29   The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom on this day in history.  
 
 

Sep 11   In the year 1541 santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, lead by Michimalonko.  
 
 

Sep 23   In the year 1541 philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47  
 
 

Oct 31   On this day in history hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer  
 
 

Oct 31   Michelangelo Buonarroti's paints "last judgement" in 16th Chapel on this day in history.  
 
 

Nov 09   On this day in history menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar/theologist  
 
 

Nov 09   In the year 1541 queen Catharine Howard confined in London Tower  
 
 

Dec 24   On this day in history andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61  
 
 

Dec 29   Isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu on this day in history.  
 
 

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