Historical Events In 1542

Jan 10   Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente in the year 1542.   

Feb 13   Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII, is beheaded for adultery on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Santino Garsi, composer in the year 1542.   

May 06   Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time in the year 1542.   

May 21   Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R on this day in history.   

May 21   Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto dies while searching for gold along the Mississippi River in the year 1542.   

Jun 15   Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) in the year 1542.   

Jun 19   On this day in history leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer   

Jun 24   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint in the year 1542.   

Jun 27   Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain in the year 1542.   

Jul 06   Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg in the year 1542.   

Jul 12   In the year 1542 french troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders   

Jul 21   Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium) on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history french troops leave Flanders   

Aug 23   In the year 1542 rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code   

Aug 24   Conquistador Francisco de Orellana returns to Spain in the year 1542.   

Aug 28   Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history cristovão da Gama, Portuguese soldier (born c. 1516)   

Sep 16   Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Juan Boscán Almogáver, Spanish poet in the year 1542.   

Sep 28   On this day in history juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay   

Oct 04   On this day in history roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

Oct 07   On this day in history explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off California coast   

Oct 14   On this day in history abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, 3rd Mogol emperor of India (1556-1605)   

Oct 15   Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) in the year 1542.   

Oct 27   In the year 1542 abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies   

Nov 22   On this day in history spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America   

Nov 24   On this day in history battle at Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James   

Dec 07   Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) in the year 1542.   

Dec 08   On this day in history the birth of Mary Queen Of Scots, Scottish Queen who ascended to the throne aged seven   

Dec 14   James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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Feb 22   Santino Garsi, composer was born in the year 1542.   

Jun 15   In the year 1542 birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

Jun 24   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint was born on this day in history.   

Jun 24   St. John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite mystic and poet (d. 1591) was born in the year 1542.   

Jul 06   Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born in the year 1542.   

Oct 04   In the year 1542 birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

Oct 04   In the year 1542 birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)   

Oct 14   Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, 3rd Mogol emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 died in the year 1542.   

Feb 01   Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) died in the year 1542.   

Feb 13   On this day in history death of catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

May 21   In the year 1542 hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

Jun 19   In the year 1542 death of leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer   

Aug 24   On this day in history death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

Aug 29   On this day in history death of cristovão da Gama, Portuguese soldier (born c. 1516)   

Sep 16   Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded died in the year 1542.