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| Years: 1530 1531 1532 - 1533 - 1534 1535 1536 | |
| Decades: 1500s 1510s 1520s - 1530s - 1540s 1550s 1560s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort.
- March 30 - Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
- May 23 - King Henry VIII of England marriage with Catherine of Aragon officially declared annulled. Catherine refuses to accept and continues to believe herself the wife of Henry till her death.
- June 1 - Henry VIII of England's new wife, Anne Boleyn, is crowned as queen.
- July 11 Henry VIII is excommunicated by Pope Clement VII
- Russia, Ivan IV succeeds his father Vasili III as Grand Prince of Muscovy at 3 years old.
- Peru, Inca Atahualpa pays Francisco Pizarro ransom of approx. $100 million in gold; Pizarro executes him anyway.
- Peace treaty divides Hungary between Suleiman I and King Ferdinand
Births
- February 9 - Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyo and samurai (d. 1611)
- February 28 - Michel de Montaigne, French essayist (d. 1592)
- April 8 - Claudio Merulo, Italian composer and organist (d. 1604)
- April 24 - William I of Orange, Dutch leader (d. 1584)
- September 7 - Queen Elizabeth I of England (d. 1603)
- December 13 - King Eric XIV of Sweden (d. 1577)
Deaths
- April 10 - Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471)
- July 6 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (b. 1474)
- Atahualpa, last Inca of Peru (executed)
- Lucas van Leyden, Dutch artist (b. 1494)
- Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy (b. 1479)
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