Historical Events In 1540

Jan 06   King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1540 edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)   

Jan 27   Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies in the year 1540.   

Feb 02   In the year 1540 george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

Feb 09   The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) in the year 1540.   

Feb 09   The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) in the year 1540.   

Feb 14   Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mexico   

Feb 25   On this day in history francisco Vásquez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola México   

Mar 04   Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife in the year 1540.   

Mar 19   Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic" in the year 1540.   

Apr 29   On this day in history emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended   

May 04   Venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople in the year 1540.   

May 04   In the year 1540 venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople   

May 06   Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

May 22   In the year 1540 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57   

Jun 03   Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so in the year 1540.   

Jun 10   In the year 1540 thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister   

Jun 23   On this day in history johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

Jun 24   In the year 1540 henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves   

Jun 29   On this day in history english ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic   

Jul 09   On this day in history england's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled   

Jul 11   On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg   

Jul 11   On this day in history jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies   

Jul 21   John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies in the year 1540.   

Jul 23   Turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary on this day in history.   

Jul 28   England's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard in the year 1540.   

Jul 28   On this day in history english King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife   

Jul 28   In the year 1540 thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed   

Aug 05   In the year 1540 joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

Aug 15   Arequipa, Peru, is founded on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history guillaume Budé, French scholar   

Aug 25   Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River in the year 1540.   

Aug 29   Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges in the year 1540.   

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Jan 25   Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) was born in the year 1540.   

Jan 28   Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610) was born in the year 1540.   

Jun 03   In the year 1540 birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)   

Jun 11   Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born in the year 1540.   

Jul 11   Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

Aug 26   In the year 1540 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

Jan 27   Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies in the year 1540.   

Feb 02   George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen died in the year 1540.   

Mar 30   In the year 1540 death of matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469)   

May 06   On this day in history jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48   

May 22   In the year 1540 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57   

Jul 11   In the year 1540 jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies   

Jul 21   John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history death of thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed