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Historical Events for the Year 1538

• 24th February » Treaty of Nagyvárad between Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor named Ferdinand I and John Zápolya.
• 26th May » Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
• 25th July » The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
• 6th August » Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
• 28th September » Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540) e.g Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League (1571) known as Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
• 28th October » The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.
• 17th December » Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.

Famous Birthdays in 1538

• 10th January » Louis of Nassau (d. 1574)
• 15th January » Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)
• 26th April » Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (d. 1600)
• 29th September » Joan Terès i Borrull, Spanish archbishop (d. 1603)
• 2nd October » Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584)

Famous Deaths in History for 1538

• 12th February » Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter (b. 1480)
• 8th May » Edward Foxe, English bishop (b. 1496)
• 22nd May » John Forest, English friar and martyr (b. 1471)
• 30th June » Charles II, Duke of Guelders (b. 1467)
• 8th July » Diego de Almagro, Spanish general and explorer (b. 1475)
• 14th September » Henry III of Nassau-Breda (b. 1483)

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