29th March » The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
15th August » Society of Jesus named Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese calendar called Japanese date: July 22, 1549).
17th August » Battle of Sampford Courtenay – The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in Kingdom of England called England.
29th November » The Papal conclave, 1549–50 or papal conclave of 1549–50 begins.
Famous Birthdays in 1549
5th July » Francesco Maria del Monte, Italian cardinal (d. 1627)
1st November » Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1580)
5th November » Philippe de Mornay, French author (d. 1623)
Famous Deaths in History for 1549
23rd January » Johannes Honter, Romanian theologian (b. 1498)
20th March » Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English politician (b. 1508)