Historical Events In 1545

Jan 17   Antonio Pace, composer on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1545 cocoliztli Epidemic of 1545-1548 in Mexico killing 5-15 million (80% of population) people   

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

Mar 15   On this day in history first meeting of the Council of Trent.   

Mar 24   German Parliament opens in Worms in the year 1545.   

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

Apr 12   French king Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed on this day in history.   

Apr 13   On this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

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

Jul 08   In the year 1545 don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II   

Jul 12   In the year 1545 maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies   

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

Jul 19   On this day in history king Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma   

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   On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

Feb 24   Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born in the year 1545.   

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

Apr 13   On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

Apr 28   In the year 1545 birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)   

May 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)   

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

Apr 10   In the year 1545 death of costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

Jun 19   Abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509) died in the year 1545.   

Jul 12   In the year 1545 maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies   

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

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

Sep 24   On this day in history albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55