Today in History for Year 1537

Months in Year 1537: January February March April May July August September October December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 9 of 9

Feb 9th - Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England
Feb 19th - Weavers of Leiden Neth strike
Mar 17th - French troops invade Flanders
Jul 30th - Resistant of Bomy: French/Dutch cease fire
Aug 15th - Asunción, Paraguay, is founded.
Aug 25th - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.
Sep 2nd - King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church"
Sep 24th - Uprising in Lubeck fails
Oct 4th - The first complete English-language Bible (the Matthew Bible) is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 8 of 8

May 20th - Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)
Jul 20th - Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)
Oct 12th - Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)
Oct 13th - Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days
Dec 5th - Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)
Dec 20th - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
Dec 21st - Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)
Dec 23rd - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 6 of 6

Jan 7th - Alessandro de' Medici, Italian monarch of Florence, assassinated
Jan 12th - Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies
Apr 8th - Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies
Jul 7th - Madeleine de Valois, queen of James V of Scotland (b. 1520)
Sep 4th - Johann Dietenberger, German theologian (b. c. 1475)
Oct 24th - Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies