Historical Events In 1540

Jan 06   King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves in the year 1540.   

Jan 25   Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) on this day in history.   

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

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) in the year 1540.   

Feb 14   Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels in the year 1540.   

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

Mar 19   Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic" on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

May 22   Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1540 johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

Jun 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1540 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   Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies in the year 1540.   

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

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

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

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

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

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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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Aug 26   On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

Jan 27   On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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

Mar 30   In the year 1540 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   Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies in the year 1540.   

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

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