Historical Events In 1545

Jan 17   Antonio Pace, composer.   

Feb 13   Willem of Nassau is recorded as becoming prince of Orange   

Feb 19   Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

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

Mar 02   Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar.   

Mar 15   inaugural meeting of the Council of Trent   

Mar 24   German Parliament opens in Worms.   

Apr 10   Costanzo Festa, Italian composer   

Apr 12   French king Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed.   

Apr 13   Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

May 01   Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist.   

Jul 08   Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II   

Jul 12   Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies   

Jul 19   George Carew, English admiral, drowns   

Jul 19   King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die   

Jul 21   The inaugural 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   

Aug 27   Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat.   

Sep 08   English earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland   

Sep 24   Albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55   

Oct 18   John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55.   

Oct 19   Giovanale Ancina, composer.   

Nov 28   Jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded   

Dec 05   Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

Dec 13   Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opens   

Jan 17   Antonio pace: Composer   

Feb 24   Don john of austria: Spanish military leader   

Mar 02   Thomas bodley: England, diplomat/scholar   

Apr 13   Elisabeth van valois: French queen of spain/daughter of henri ii   

Apr 28   Yi sun-sin: Korean admiral   

May 01   Franciscus junius: [francois du jon], french/neth calvinist theologist   

Jul 08   Don carlos: Son of spanish king philip ii   

Jul 08   Don carlos of spain: Don carlos of spain (d. 1568)   

Jan 16   George spalatin: German reformer (b. 1484)   

Feb 19   Pierre brully: [peter brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

Apr 10   Costanzo festa: Italian composer   

Jun 19   Abraomas kulvietis lithuanian reformer: Abraomas kulvietis lithuanian reformer (b. 1509)   

Jul 12   Maria manuela van portugal: Niece of spanish king philip ii,    

Jul 19   George carew: English admiral, drowns   

Aug 27   Piotr gamrat: Polish catholic archbishop (b. 1487)   

Sep 24   Albrecht von brandenburg: Archbishop/monarch of mainz,