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   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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1540.   

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

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

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

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

May 04   Venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople 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   

Jun 03   Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so in the year 1540.   

Jun 10   Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister on this day in history.   

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

Jun 24   Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1540.   

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

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   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   On this day in history guillaume Budé, French scholar   

Aug 25   Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born in the year 1540.   

Jun 23   Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1540 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 in the year 1540.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1540 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   John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies in the year 1540.   

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