Notable Historical Events - 1541
1541 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 12 |
Santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24) |
Feb 24 |
Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12) |
Mar 18 |
Hernando de Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi River) |
Apr 4 |
Ignatius of Loyola becomes 1st superior-general of Jesuits |
Apr 7 |
Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies. |
Apr 25 |
-26) Liege flooded after heavy down pour |
May 8 |
Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River |
Jun 18 |
Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland |
Jul 9 |
Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to help the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire. |
Aug 18 |
A Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1541) |
Aug 21 |
Ottoman Turks under Suleiman the Magnificent capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom. Dominate central Hungary for 150 years |
Aug 23 |
French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada. |
Aug 26 |
Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda and annexes Hungary |
Sep 11 |
Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, lead by Michimalonko. |
Oct 31 |
Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting The Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican |
Nov 9 |
Queen Catharine Howard confined in Tower of London |
Dec 29 |
Isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu |
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