Historical Events In 1540

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

Jan 25   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 25   In the year 1540 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   On this day in history court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"   

Apr 29   Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended on this day in history.   

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 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   England's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled in the year 1540.   

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   On this day in history england's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard.   

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

Jul 28   On this day in history 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   Guillaume Budé, French scholar in the year 1540.   

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

Aug 29   In the year 1540 emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges   

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

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   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   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   King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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