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

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

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

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

Jun 03   On this day in history hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so   

Jun 10   On this day in history thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister   

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

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 in the year 1540.   

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

Jul 21   On this day in history john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies   

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   English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife on this day in history.   

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

Aug 05   In the year 1540 joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

Aug 15   In the year 1540 arequipa, Peru, is founded.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1540 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   In the year 1540 death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

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   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 on this day in history.