What Happened In History Year 1537

Historical Events for the Year 1537

• 15th August » Asunción, Paraguay, is founded.
• 25th August » The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.

Famous Birthdays in 1537

• 3rd June » João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (d. 1554)
• 9th August » Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1604)
• 12th October » Edward VI of England (d. 1553)
• 5th December » Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)
• 20th December » John III of Sweden (d. 1592)

Famous Deaths in History for 1537

• 6th January » Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, designed the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (b. 1481)
• 7th July » Madeleine of Valois (b. 1520)
• 4th September » Johann Dietenberger, German theologian and translator (b. 1475)
• 24th October » Jane Seymour, English wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1508)

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