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| Years: 1528 1529 1530 - 1531 - 1532 1533 1534 | |
| Decades: 1500s 1510s 1520s - 1530s - 1540s 1550s 1560s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
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Events
- January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake - thousands die.
- February 11 - Henry VIII of England recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
- April 16- The city of Puebla was founded.
- July 25 - The city of Santiago de Querétaro is founded.
- October 11 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. Huldrych Zwingli, the Swiss religious reformer, is killed.
- October 28 - Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control.
- December 12-Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Virgin Mary appears to Aztec convert Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin.
- Andrea Alciato publishes the first part of his Emblemata.
- The Comet Halley appears.
- Conquistador Francisco de Montejo claims Chichen Itza as capital of Spanish ruled Yucatán.
- University of Sarajevo is founded by Gazi Husrev-beg.
Births
- Henry, Count of Bréderode (died 1568)
- Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby (died 1594)
- Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese nobleman (died 1575)
- John Popham, Lord Chief Justice of England (died 1607)
- Anthony of Portugal, claimant to the throne of Portugal
Deaths
- February 16 - Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician (born 1452)
- March 6 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish colonial administrator
- May 19 - Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)
- July 17 - Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)
- July 23 - Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers
- October 10 - Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss reformer (killed in battle) (born 1484)
- November 24 - Johannes Oecolampadius, German religious reformer (born 1482)
- Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (born 1487)
- Fernan Perez de Oliva, Spanish man of letters (born 1492)
- Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor (born 1460)
- Andrea Del Sarto, Italian painter (born 1487)
- Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I of France (born 1476)
- Vallabhacharya, founder of the Hindu Vallabha sect (born 1479)
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