1527
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Years:
1524
1525
1526
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1527
-
1528
1529
1530
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Decades
:
1490s
1500s
1510s
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1520s
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1530s
1540s
1550s
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Centuries
:
15th century
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16th century
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17th century
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
Yucatn
.
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 Gragn
of
Somalia
defeats the
Ethiopian
army with his new
firearms
.
People of the
university of Wittenberg
flee
plague
to
Jena
.
Births
March 21
-
Hermann Finck
, German composer, teacher, and
music theorist
May 21
-
King Phillip II of Spain
(d.
1598
)
July 13
-
John Dee
, mathematician, astronomer and geographer
July 31
-
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
, artist
Sakuma Nobumori
, Japanese retainer and samurai
Deaths
June 21
-
Niccol Machiavelli
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