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   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) in the year 1540.   

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

Feb 14   In the year 1540 emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels   

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

Feb 25   Francisco Vásquez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola México on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1540 protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife   

Mar 19   In the year 1540 court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"   

Apr 29   Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended in the year 1540.   

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

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   Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister in the year 1540.   

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

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

Jun 29   In the year 1540 english ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic   

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

Jul 11   In the year 1540 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife in the year 1540.   

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 in the year 1540.   

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

Aug 29   Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges on this day in history.   

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Jan 25   On this day in history birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)   

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

Jun 03   Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born in the year 1540.   

Jun 11   In the year 1540 birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)   

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

Jul 11   In the year 1540 birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg   

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

Aug 26   King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born in the year 1540.   

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   Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) died on this day in history.   

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

May 22   On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57   

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