Historical Events In 1540

Jan 06   In the year 1540 king Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1540 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

Feb 02   On this day in history george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

Feb 09   The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) on this day in history.   

Feb 09   The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels   

Feb 25   Francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mexico in the year 1540.   

Feb 25   Francisco Vásquez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola México in the year 1540.   

Mar 04   On this day in history protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife   

Mar 19   On this day in history court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"   

Apr 29   In the year 1540 emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended   

May 04   Venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople   

May 06   Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 in the year 1540.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   In the year 1540 thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister   

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

Jun 24   Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves in the year 1540.   

Jun 29   English ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic on this day in history.   

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   Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jul 23   On this day in history turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary   

Jul 28   In the year 1540 england's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard.   

Jul 28   In the year 1540 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   Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating in the year 1540.   

Aug 15   Arequipa, Peru, is founded in the year 1540.   

Aug 23   Guillaume Budé, French scholar on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River   

Aug 29   On this day in history emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges   

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

Jan 28   In the year 1540 birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)   

Jun 03   On this day in history birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)   

Jun 11   Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born in the year 1540.   

Jun 23   In the year 1540 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

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   On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

Jan 27   Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

Mar 30   On this day in history death of matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469)   

May 06   In the year 1540 jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48   

May 22   Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 in the year 1540.   

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