What happened in 1540?
36 recorded events in 1540, including 18 in people, 4 in architecture & engineering and 4 in wars & conflicts. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Siege of Koriyama
1540 siege of Kōriyama Castle in Japan
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Ottoman–Habsburg War of 1540–1547
1540–1547 war between Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy
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Battle of Monastir
1540 battle
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Tiguex War
Military campaign during the Spanish colonization of the Americas
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Nagyvárad
Peace treaty
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People 18
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Tristão da Cunha died
Portuguese explorer and diplomat
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Mạc Thái Tông died
Second Emperor of the Mạc dynasty
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Johann Georg Faust died
German Renaissance alchemist, astrologer, and magician
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Tomé Pires died
Portuguese apothecary and diplomat
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Fernão de Noronha died
16th-century Portuguese merchant of Lisbon
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Francisco de Ulloa died
Spanish explorer
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Georg von Speyer died
German conquistador
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Garcia de Noronha died
Portuguese viceroy
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Jorge de Alvarado died
Spanish conquistador
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Leon Pancaldo died
Genoese explorer
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Thomas Abel died
English priest and Catholic martyr
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Francis Drake born
Born in Tavistock. English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596).
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Pratap Singh born
Born in Kumbhalgarh. 16th century ruler of Mewar, India.
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Joseph Justus Scaliger born
Born in Agen. French historian (1540-1609).
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José de Acosta born
Born in Medina del Campo. Spanish missionary and writer (1539 or 1540–1600).
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Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme born
Born in Périgord. French historian (1540–1614).
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Won Gyun born
Born in Pyeongtaek. Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty (1540 -1597).
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Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde born
Born in Brussels. Flemish writer and noble (1540-1598).
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Science & Technology 1
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Leipzig Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Nostra Signora del Mirteto
Church building in Luni, Italy
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Maria Santissima del Carmelo
Maria Santissima del Carmelo (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Drought in Central Europe 1540
Natural disaster leading to famine and record-breaking temperatures in Europe during 1540
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Revolt of Ghent
1540
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini
Church building in Rome (rione Regola), Italy
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St George's Church, Esher
Church in Esher, Surrey, England, UK
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Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Church in Guildford, UK
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St. Winifred's Church, Kingston on Soar
Grade I listed church in Kingston on Soar, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 4
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Merina Kingdom founded
Merina Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Antananarivo.
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Sur Empire founded
Sur Empire was founded, with its capital at Delhi.
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Nawanagar State founded
Nawanagar State was founded.
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Muisca Confederations dissolved
Muisca Confederations ceased to exist, having been centered at Bogotá.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1540 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1540.
1540s 1
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St. Cecilia Chapel
Former Roman Catholic chapel in Għajnsielem, Malta
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