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

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

Feb 14   Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1540 francisco Vásquez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola México   

Mar 04   In the year 1540 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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 24   On this day in history henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves   

Jun 29   In the year 1540 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   In the year 1540 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 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 in the year 1540.   

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

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

Aug 15   On this day in history 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 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   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 in the year 1540.   

Jun 23   On this day in history birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

Jul 11   Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

Aug 26   King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1540 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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

Mar 30   In the year 1540 death of matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469)   

May 06   On this day in history jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48   

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

Jul 28   In the year 1540 death of thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed