1531
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January 26 -
Lisbon,
Portugal is hit by an
earthquake - thousands die.
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February 11 -
Henry VIII of England recognized as supreme head of the
Church of England.
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April 16- The city of
Puebla was founded.
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July 25 - The city of
Santiago de Querétaro is founded.
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October 11 -
Battle of Kappel - The forces of
Zürich are defeated by the
Catholic cantons.
Huldrych Zwingli, the
Swiss religious reformer, is killed.
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October 28 -
Battle of Amba Sel:
Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of
Lebna Dengel,
Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of
Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control.
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December 12-
Our Lady of Guadalupe:
The Virgin Mary appears to
Aztec convert
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin.
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Andrea Alciato publishes the first part of his
Emblemata.
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Comet Halley appears.
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Conquistador Francisco de Montejo claims
Chichen Itza as capital of
Spanish ruled
Yucatán.
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University of Sarajevo is founded by
Gazi Husrev-beg.
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Henry, Count of Bréderode (died
1568)
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Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby (died
1594)
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Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese nobleman (died
1575)
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John Popham, Lord Chief Justice of England (died
1607)
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Anthony of Portugal, claimant to the throne of Portugal
See also :Category: 1531 births.*
February 16 -
Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician (born
1452)
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March 6 -
Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish colonial administrator
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May 19 -
Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b.
1456)
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July 17 -
Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b.
1484)
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July 23 -
Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of
Diane de Poitiers*
October 10 -
Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss reformer (killed in battle) (born
1484)
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November 24 -
Johannes Oecolampadius, German religious reformer (born
1482)
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Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (born
1487)
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Fernan Perez de Oliva, Spanish man of letters (born
1492)
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Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor (born
1460)
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Andrea Del Sarto, Italian painter (born
1487)
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Louise of Savoy, mother of
Francis I of France (born
1476)
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Vallabhacharya, founder of the Hindu Vallabha sect (born
1479)
See also :Category: 1531 deaths.
