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Historical Events for the Year 1544

• 11th April » French forces defeat a Spanish army at the Battle of Ceresole.
• 19th July » Italian War of 1542–46: the first Sieges of Boulogne (1544–1546) named Siege of Boulogne begins.

Famous Birthdays in 1544

• 19th January » Francis II of France (d. 1560)
• 11th March » Torquato Tasso, Italian poet (d. 1595)
• 24th May » William Gilbert (astronomer) named William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1603)
• 9th August » Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1606)
• 27th September » Takenaka Shigeharu, Japanese samurai (d. 1579)

Famous Deaths in History for 1544

• 22nd March » Johannes Magnus, Swedish archbishop (b. 1488)
• 30th April » Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chancellor known as Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1488)
• 14th June » Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489)
• 15th July » René of Châlon (b. 1519)
• 29th November » Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1488)
• 9th December » Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)

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