Historical Events In 1545

Jan 17   Antonio Pace, composer in the year 1545.  

Feb 13   Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Cocoliztli Epidemic of 1545-1548 in Mexico killing 5-15 million (80% of population) people on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar  

Mar 15   First meeting of the Council of Trent on this day in history.  

Mar 24   German Parliament opens in Worms on this day in history.  

Apr 10   Costanzo Festa, Italian composer in the year 1545.  

Apr 12   On this day in history french king Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed  

Apr 13   Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II in the year 1545.  

May 01   In the year 1545 franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist  

Jul 08   Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II on this day in history.  

Jul 12   Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies in the year 1545.  

Jul 19   In the year 1545 george Carew, English admiral, drowns  

Jul 19   King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die on this day in history.  

Jul 21   On this day in history the first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight occurs.  

Aug 26   Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma in the year 1545.  

Aug 27   Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat in the year 1545.  

Sep 08   In the year 1545 english earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland  

Sep 24   Albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Oct 18   John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Giovanale Ancina, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 28   In the year 1545 jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded  

Dec 05   In the year 1545 janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet  

Dec 13   Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opens in the year 1545.  

Jan 17   Antonio Pace, composer was born in the year 1545.  

Feb 24   In the year 1545 birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)  

Mar 02   Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born in the year 1545.  

Apr 13   Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.  

May 01   In the year 1545 birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist  

Jul 08   On this day in history birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

Jul 08   Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born in the year 1545.  

Jan 16   George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) died in the year 1545.  

Feb 19   Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death died in the year 1545.  

Apr 10   On this day in history death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer  

Jun 19   On this day in history death of abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509)  

Jul 12   Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history death of george Carew, English admiral, drowns  

Aug 27   In the year 1545 death of piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)  

Sep 24   Albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55 in the year 1545.