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What Happened In History Year 1549

Historical Events for the Year 1549

  • 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)
  • 10th November » Pope Paul III (b. 1468)
  • 21st December » Marguerite de Navarre, French wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)

Historical events for the year 1549 by month