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

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

Feb 02   George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history the 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester)   

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

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

Feb 25   Francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mexico on this day in history.   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1540 venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople   

May 06   On this day in history 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.   

Jun 03   In the year 1540 hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so   

Jun 10   Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister in the year 1540.   

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   In the year 1540 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   Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg on this day in history.   

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 23   Turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary in the year 1540.   

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   Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1540 guillaume Budé, French scholar   

Aug 25   In the year 1540 explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River   

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

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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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born in the year 1540.   

Aug 05   Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born in the year 1540.   

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   In the year 1540 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   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   Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1540 john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies   

Jul 28   Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed died in the year 1540.