Date | Event |
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Jan 6 |
Bernard van Orley, Flemish royal painter of Hungary, dies at about 52 |
May 27 |
Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury (b. 1473) beheaded for treason in Tower of London by Henry VIII |
Jun 26 |
Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed. |
Jul 4 |
Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56 |
Aug 1 |
Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) |
Sep 24 |
Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47 |
Oct 18 |
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland (b. 1489) |
Nov 24 |
Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (b. 1489) |
Dec 24 |
Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 |
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