Today in History for Year 1544

Months in Year 1544: January March April May June July August September November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 13 of 13

Jan 30th - Adrian van Goes becomes land advocate of Holland
Apr 14th - Battle at Carignano: French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss
May 1st - Turkish troops occupy Hungary
May 17th - Scot earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII
May 23rd - German emperor Charles V recognizes king Christian III of Denmark
Jul 14th - English troops attack The Canal
Jul 19th - Italian War of 1542: The Siege of Boulogne began.
Aug 17th - Imperial/English armies occupy Saint-Dizier France
Sep 18th - English King Henry VIII's troops occupy Boulogne
Sep 18th - Peace of Crépy: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V & French King Francis I
Sep 30th - King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France
Nov 10th - Antwerps painter John Matsys banished
Nov 19th - Pope Paul III opens council of Trente

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 5 of 5

Jan 19th - Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60)
Mar 11th - Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)
May 24th - William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)
Nov 27th - Ascanio Trombeti, composer
Dec 23rd - Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 9 of 9

Mar 22nd - Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1488)
Apr 30th - Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor of England
May 29th - Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68
Jun 14th - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489)
Jul 18th - René van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25
Jul 21st - René of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle
Aug 28th - Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53
Nov 15th - King Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1506)
Dec 9th - Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)