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In the year 1501, Copernicus is formally installed as canon of Frauenberg Cathedral (Jul 27), Arthur, Prince of Wales, marries the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon (Nov 14), Amerigo Vespucci maps the two stars Alpha and Beta Centauri, Michelangelo returns to Florence to begin work on the statue David – and all these fine people were born:
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In the year 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Goa (Feb 27), the Holy League defending the Italian states attacks the French-occupied Genoa (Jul), the first pocket watch is built, sunflowers are brought to Europe – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for the 1510s”
In the year 1520, King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Åsunden in Sweden (Jan 19), Pope Leo X threatens Martin Luther with excommunication (Jun 15), the Spaniards defeat the Aztecs at Otumba (Jul 20), Christian II makes his triumphant entry into Stockholm (Sep 7) and is crowned king of Sweden (Nov 4), whereupon the Stockholm Bloodbath takes place (Nov 8-10), Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan with crew become the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific through the South American strait (Nov 28) – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for the 1520s”
In the year 1530, Florence is captured by Spanish troops (Aug 3), flood engulfs Rome (Oct 8), The Knights of Malta are formed (Oct 26), Martim Afonso de Sousa’s expedition sets out for the Americas from Portugal (Dec), Erasmus publishes A handbook on manners for children – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for the 1530s”
In the year 1540, Thomas Cromwell is executed on order from Henry VIII who that same day marries his fifth wife (Jul 28), Gibraltar is sacked by the fleet of Barbary pirate Ali Hamet, leading to the building of the Charles V Wall (Sep), an expedition led by Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto destroys the village of Mabila (in modern-day Alabama), killing chief Tuskaloosa of the Mississippian chiefdom (Oct 18), Europe is hit by a heat wave and drought lasting for months, drying up Seine and Rhine and killing many – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for the 1540s”
In the year 1550, Helsinki, the future capital of Finland, is founded by Gustav Vasa (Jun 12), chocolate is introduced to Europe (Jul 7), the first grammatical description of the French language is published by Louis Maigret, Nostradamus’ first almanac is written (1550) – and all these fine people were born:
In the year 1560, Denmark buys the Estonian island of Saaremaa (Apr 15), the Treaty of Edinburgh is signed between England, France and Scotland (Jul 9) and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland (Aug 17), Eric XIV becomes King of Sweden (Sep 29), the first tulip bulb is brought from Turkey to the Netherlands, Jean Nicot introduces tobacco to the French court, and the great age of piracy in the Caribbean starts around this time – and all these fine people were born:
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1561-0211 Francis Bacon* philosopher/scientist – London, England (65)
1562-1004 Longomontanus* astrononomer – Lomborg, Jutland, Denmark (85)
1563-0305 John Coke* politician – Trusley, Derbyshire, England (1644/81)
1564-0215 Galileo Galilei* physicist/mathematician/astronomer – Pisa, Duchy of Florence (77)
1564-0423 William Shakespeare* (B 26th) author/playwright – Stratford-upon-Avon, England (1616/52)
1564-0628 Cort Aslakssøn* astronomer/philosopher – Bergen, Norway (1624)
1564-0924 William Adams* 三浦按針 sailor/samurai – Gillingham, Kent, England (1620/55)
1564-0925 Magnus Brahe* nobleman – Tynnelsö, Sweden (1633)
1565-1110 Laurentius Paulinus Gothus* theologian/astronomer/Archbishop of Uppsala – Söderköping, Sweden (1646/73)
1566-0619 James VI and I* King of Scotland/of England and Ireland/the first monarch to rule both Scotland and England – Edinburgh Castle, Scotland (1625/58)
1566-1227 Jan Jesenius* Slovak physician/politician/philosopher – Breslau, Silesia, Habsburg Monarchy (1621/54)
1567-0317 Akizuki Tanenega* samurai – Japan (1614/47)
1567-1121 Anne de Xainctonge* founder of the first non-cloistered women’s religious community – Dijon, France (1621/53)
1568-0128 Prince Gustav of Sweden* a wayward prince in exile – Sweden (1607/39)
1569-0415 Joan Shakespeare* (B) sister of WS/the only member of the family whose known descendants continue down to the present day – (1646)
1569-1111 Martin Ruland the Younger* physician/achemist/editor – Lauingen, Bavaria, Germany (1611/41)
1569-1222 Étienne Martellange* Jesuit architect/draftsman – Lyon, France (1641/71)
Updated 21.3.2019
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In the year 1570, Ivan the Terrible begins the Massacre of Novgorod (Jan 9), the assassination of Scottish regent James Stewart plunges Scotland into civil war (Jan 23), the Kingdom of Livonia is established (Jun 10), the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus begins (Jul 3) – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for the 1570s”
Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire (Feb 3), the Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York (Mar 26), Joseph Smith and five others found the Church of Christ (Apr 6), the Indian Removal Act is passed, affecting the future domiciles of Native Americans (May 28), France invades Algeria (Jul 5), the Belgian Revolution begins (Aug 25), the independence of Belgium from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands is recognized by the Great Powers (Dec 20) – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for 1830”
Did you know that earmuffs were actually invented by someone? Well, why not – everything that we have and use has first been thought of by someone, and then turned into a functional product.
Ground is broken for the Suez Canal in Egypt (Apr 25), A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is published in England (Apr 30), the British Crown Colony of Queensland in Australia is created (Jun 6), the chimes of Big Ben ring for the first time (Jul 11), Pennsylvania Oil Rush begins (Aug 27), Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of the Species (Nov 24) – and all these fine people were born:
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Dallas, Texas is incorporated as a city (Feb 2), the discovery of mauveine, the first synthetic organic dye, leads eventually to the birth of the chemical industry (Mar), the Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War (Mar 31), 500 Mormon handcart pioneers leave Iowa for Salt Lake City (Jun 9), the Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins (Oct 8), Gregor Mendel starts his research on genetics, proslavery forces and antislavery forces keep on clashing in the United States – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for 1856”
Haiti gains independence from France (Jan 1), New Jersey becomes the last of the northern United States to abolish slavery (Feb 15), Louisiana, purchased from France, is officially transferred to the United States (Mar 10), Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French at the age of 34 (May 18), a duel between U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton leaves the latter dead the next day (Jul 11), Napoleon crowns himself at Notre Dame in Paris (Dec 2), morphine is first isolated from the opium poppy, world population reaches 1 billion people – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for 1804”
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