Explore 179 historical events from 1530–1539.
The University of St. Thomas Aquinas is, from a historical perspective, the first university founded in the Americas. It was established by the papal bull In Apostolatus Culmine, i…
The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic.
Edward Foxe was an English churchman, Bishop of Hereford. He played a major role in Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and he assisted in drafting the Ten Articles of 1…
Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (born 1496)
John Forest was an English Franciscan friar and martyr. Confessor to Catherine of Aragon, Forest was burned to death at Smithfield for "heresy", in that he refused to acknowledge t…
John Forest, English friar and martyr (born 1471)
Charles II was a member of the House of Egmond who ruled as Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen from 1492 until his death. He had a principal role in the Frisian peasant rebellio…
Charles II, Duke of Guelders (born 1467)
Diego de Almagro, also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits and killings in western South America. He participated with Francisco …
Diego de Almagro, Spanish general and explorer (born 1475)
Count Henry III of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, Lord of Breda, Lord of the Lek, of Dietz, etc. was a count of the House of Nassau.
Henry III of Nassau-Breda (born 1483)
Francesco Maria I della Rovere was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 to 1516 and, after retaking the throne from Lorenzo II de' Medici, from 1521 to 1538.
Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, condottiero (born 1490)
Asunción is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, immediately north northeast of the confluence where it is joined …
Asunción, Paraguay is founded.
Guido Luca Ferrero was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1585)
Girolamo Fabrici d'Acquapendente, also known as Girolamo Fabrizio or Hieronymus Fabricius, was a pioneering anatomist and surgeon known in medical science as "The Father of Embryol…
Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist (died 1619)
Landgrave Louis IV of Hesse-Marburg was the son of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and his wife Christine of Saxony. After the death of his father in 1567, Hesse was divided among his …
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (died 1604)
Dom João Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal was a Portuguese infante (prince), the eighth child of King John III of Portugal and Catherine of Austria, daughter of Philip I of Ca…
João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (died 1554)
The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is the reserve regiment in the British Army's Land Special Operations Force. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is …
The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is…
Arnaud d'Ossat was a French diplomat, writer and a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, whose personal tact and diplomatic skill steered the perilous course of French diplomacy w…
Arnaud d'Ossat, French cardinal (died 1604)
Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna, 5th count of Ureña was a Spanish nobleman and administrator.
Pedro Téllez-Girón, Spanish nobleman (died 1590)
Francesco Barozzi, in Latin Franciscus Barocius, was an Italian mathematician, astronomer and humanist.
Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1604)
Edward VI was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. The only surviving son of Henry VIII …
Edward VI, king of England (died 1553)
Pedro de Mendoza was a Spanish conquistador, soldier and explorer, the first adelantado of New Andalusia, and the founder of Buenos Aires.
Pedro de Mendoza, Spanish conquistador (born 1487)
Johann Dietenberger, OP was a German Counter Reformation-era Scholastic and theologian. He was canon and inquisitor-general of Mentz and Cologne.
Johann Dietenberger, German theologian and translator (born 1475)
Pavle Bakić was the last titular Despot of Serbia. He was one of the most notable military commanders among Serbian nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary, and fought against the Ottom…
Pavle Bakić, medieval Serb monarch; last Serb Despot
Jane Seymour was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wi…
Jane Seymour, English queen and wife of Henry VIII (born c. 1508)
Bacatá is the name given to the main settlement of one of the Muisca Confederations on the Bogotá savanna. It mostly refers to an area, rather than an individual village, although …
Bacatá, the main settlement of the Muisca Confederation in present-day Colombia, was conquered by Spanish conquistadors
The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is the reserve regiment in the British Army's Land Special Operations Force. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is …
The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, was granted a royal charter…
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key…
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft