What happened in 1543?
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory, Siege of Nice and Siege of Esztergom — among 37 events recorded in 1543.
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Major Events 1
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Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
Nicolaus Copernicus publishes 'De revolutionibus', proposing that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Siege of Nice
1543 siege
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Siege of Esztergom
1543 battle in the Age of castle wars
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Battle of Wayna Daga
1543 battle
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Siege of Landrecies
1543 siege
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Siege of Nagakubo
1543 siege
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Siege of Székesfehérvár
1543 siege
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Battle of Karagak
1543 battle
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Battle of Otočac (1543)
Battle in 1543
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Siege of Valpovo
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Siege of Campar
1543 siege
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Battle of Muros Bay
1543 naval battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Greenwich
1543 treaty between England and Scotland
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People 8
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Nicolaus Copernicus died
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo died
Portuguese or Spanish explorer
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Christoph Rudolff died
Author of the first German textbook on algebra
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Ludwig Senfl died
German-Swiss composer
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Elahi Ardabili died
Iranian mathematician
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Şeref Han born
Born. Kurdish-Turkmen noble and writer (1543-c.1603).
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Afonso I of Kongo died
Died in M'banza-Kongo. Ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1509 to 1542/43.
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Al-Mutawakkil III died
Died in Istanbul. 17th Abbasid caliph in Cairo from 1508 to 1517.
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Science & Technology 1
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Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum
Botanic garden and museum in Italy
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Bonin Islands
North Pacific island group belonging to Japan
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Volcano Islands
Island group
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Expedition to Mostaganem
1543 military expedition
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Sulayman Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Egypt
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San Pietro cathedral
Collesano minor cathedral, Palermo, Italy
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manoir du Clos
Manor house in Morbihan, France
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Economy & Trade 1
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Köstritzer
Trademark
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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Church of the Holy Cross, Vilnius
Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
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Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church in Old Goa
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St Chad's Church, Over
Church in Over, Cheshire, England, UK
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Southsea Castle
Castle in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
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Forte di Sant'Andrea
Building in Venice, Italy
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Fountain of Justice
Figure fountain with two side basins in the old town of Bern, Switzerland
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Empires & Countries 2
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Kingdom of Thomond dissolved
Kingdom of Thomond ceased to exist, having been centered at Ennis.
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Apopa founded
Apopa was founded.
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