1527
Years:
1524
1525
1526
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1527
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1528
1529
1530
Decades
:
1490s
1500s
1510s
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1520s
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1530s
1540s
1550s
Centuries
:
15th century
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16th century
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17th century
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Events
January 5
-
Felix Manz
, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in
Zurich
by the Zurich Reformed state church.
May 6
-
Spanish
and
German
troops led by the
Duke of Bourbon
sack
Rome
(the infamous
Sacco di Roma
), forcing
Pope Clement VII
to make peace with
Charles V
.
May 16
- Florentines drive out the
Medici
for a second time and
Florence
re-establishes a
republic
.
Spanish
conquest of
Guatemala
highlands completed; first
Guatemala City
founded (Ciudad Vieja)
Spanish
Conquistador
Francisco de Montejo
invades
Yucatán
Battle of Tokay -
Ferdinand of Austria
defeats
John Zapolya
and takes over most of Hungary. John appeals to the Turks for help.
Protestant Reformation
begins in
Sweden
Ahmed Gran of
Somalia
defeats
Abyssinians
with his new
firearms
People of the
university of Wittenberg
flee
plague
to
Jena
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Births
May 21
-
King Phillip II of Spain
July 13
-
John Dee
, mathematician, astronomer and geographer
July 31
-
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
? -
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
, artist
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Deaths
June 21
-
Niccolo Machiavelli