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What Happened In History Year 1536

Historical Events for the Year 1536

  • 2nd February » Spain e.g Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • 5th April » Royal Entry of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor called Charles V into Rome: the last Roman triumph.
  • 2nd May » Anne Boleyn, Queen consort known as Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
  • 6th May » The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Inca Empire e.g Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
  • 6th May » King Henry VIII of England named Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church.
  • 15th May » Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest. She is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury.
  • 17th May » George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
  • 17th May » The annulment of Henry VIII of England or Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s marriage.
  • 19th May » Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
  • 30th May » King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
  • 25th July » Sebastián de Belalcázar on his search of El Dorado founds the city of Cali e.g Santiago de Cali.

Famous Birthdays in 1536

  • 6th February » Sassa Narimasa, Japanese samurai (d. 1588)
  • 10th March » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1572)
  • 31st March » Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)
  • 26th December » Yi I, Korean philosopher and scholar (d. 1584)

Famous Deaths in History for 1536

  • 7th January » Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485)
  • 22nd January » Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)
  • 25th February » Berchtold Haller, German-Swiss reformer (b. 1492)
  • 1st March » Bernardo Accolti, Italian poet (b. 1465)
  • 4th April » Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1460)
  • 17th May » George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat (b. 1504)
  • 17th May » William Brereton (groom) called William Brereton, English courtier (b. 1487)
  • 17th May » Henry Norris (courtier) e.g Henry Norris, English courtier (b. 1482)
  • 17th May » Mark Smeaton, English lute player and dancer (b. 1512)
  • 17th May » Francis Weston, English courtier (b. 1511)
  • 19th May » Anne Boleyn, English wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1501)
  • 26th May » Francesco Berni, Italian poet (b. 1498)
  • 12th July » Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch priest and philosopher (b. 1466)
  • 23rd July » Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)
  • 25th September » Johannes Secundus, Dutch author and poet (b. 1511)

Historical events for the year 1536 by month