1539 facts for kids

The year 1539 was a time of many changes and important events around the world. Explorers sailed to new lands, and leaders made big decisions that shaped history.

Major Events of 1539

• On May 30, a Spanish explorer named Hernando de Soto landed in Florida, in a place called Tampa Bay. He brought about 600 soldiers with him. His main goal was to find gold.
• Hernando de Soto also brought Pigs to North America for the first time. These animals later became very common on the continent.
• In May, the English Parliament passed a law called the "6 Articles Statute." This was an important step in the English Reformation, which was a big change in how religion was practiced in England.
• On September 4, King Henry VIII of England made plans to marry Anne of Cleves. This was a significant event for the royal family and the country.
• In Iceland, a new religion called Lutheranism was strongly introduced. This happened even though Bishop Jon Aresson was against it.
• The town of Shuya was officially started in this year.

People Born in 1539

• November 1 – Pierre Pithou was born. He became a famous French lawyer and a very smart scholar.
• December 5 – Fausto Paolo Sozzini was born. He grew up to be an important religious thinker.
• Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva was born. He was a Portuguese Jewish explorer who traveled to many places.
• Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach was born. He became a German ruler.
• Catherine Grey was born. She was a noblewoman and the Countess of Hertford in England.
• Hasegawa Tohaku was born. He became a very famous Japanese painter.
• Ikeda Katsumasa was born. He was a Japanese military leader.
• Laurence Tomson was born. He was a follower of a Christian movement called Calvinism.

People Who Died in 1539

• February 6 – John III, Duke of Cleves passed away. He was a German duke.
• March 12 – Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire died. He was an important diplomat and politician, and he was the father of Anne Boleyn, who was one of King Henry VIII's wives.
• May 7 – Guru Nanak died. He was the very important founder of the Sikh religion.
• May 7 – Ottaviano Petrucci passed away. He was an Italian printer who was known for printing music.
• July 5 – St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria died. He was a saint and started a religious group called the Barnabite Order.
• September 8 – John Stokesley passed away. He was an English church leader.
• James Beaton died. He was a Scottish church leader.
• Vannoccio Biringuccio passed away. He was an Italian expert in metals.
• Hugh Cook Faringdon, who was the Abbot of Reading, died.
• George, Duke of Saxony passed away. He was a German duke.
• Symeon Iwanowicz Trubczewski, who was the governor of Kostroma, died.
• Isabella d'Este passed away. She was known as the "First Lady of the Renaissance" because she was a very influential and cultured woman in Italy.

Images for kids

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  March: Canterbury Cathedral surrenders.

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  Franciscus Raphelengius

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  Isabella d'Este

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  Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria

See also

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