Historical Events for Year 1549

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Feb 10th - Tomé de Sousa appointed gov-gen of Brazil
Mar 29th - The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
Jun 9th - Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
Jun 9th - England enforces Act of Supremacy
Jul 12th - English boer army occupies Norwich
Jul 17th - Jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium
Jul 27th - Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reached Japan.
Aug 8th - France declares war on England
Aug 12th - French troops occupy Ambleteuse England
Aug 15th - Portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan
Aug 15th - Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: July 22, 1549).
Aug 26th - Battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels
Aug 27th - Battle at Dussindale: John Dudley destroys English boer army
Sep 13th - Pope Paul III signs Council of Bologna
Oct 10th - Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned
Oct 12th - John Dudley earl of Warwick becomes English premier


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