What happened in 1547?
Battle of Mühlberg, Battle of Pinkie and Battle of Drakenburg — among 45 events recorded in 1547.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of Mühlberg
1547 battle of the Schmalkaldic War
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Battle of Pinkie
1547 Anglo-Scottish battle
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Battle of Drakenburg
Battle on 23 May 1547 to the north of Nienburg, Germany
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Battle of Odaihara
1547 battle
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Battle of Huarina
1547 battle
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Toungoo–Mrauk-U War
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Battle of Kanōguchi
1544 battle
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Battle of Perlis River
Military action in Malaya in the 1540s
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Ottoman invasion of Guria
1547 invasion
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People 17
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Hernán Cortés died
Spanish conquistador
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Johannes Schöner died
German mathematician, astronomer, cartographer & publisher (1477–1547)
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Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal died
People of New Spain
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Pedro de los Ríos y Gutiérrez de Aguayo died
Spanish governor of Castilla de Oro and Nicaragua
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Luis Marín died
Spanish military personnel
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Hieronymus Schreiber died
German doctor, mathematician and astronomer
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Miguel de Cervantes born
Born in Alcalá de Henares. Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616).
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John of Austria born
Born in Regensburg. Spanish military leader (1547–1578).
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Justus Lipsius born
Born in Overijse. Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606).
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Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī born
Born in Baalbek. Iranian Shia Islamic scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and poet.
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Rudolph Goclenius born
Born in Korbach. German philosopher (1547-1628).
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Maciej Stryjkowski born
Born in Stryków. Polish historian.
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Ubbo Emmius born
Born in Greetsiel. Frisian historian and geographer (1547–1625).
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Henry VIII of England died
Died in Palace of Whitehall. King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547).
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Francis I of France died
Died in Rambouillet. King of France from 1515 to 1547 (1494-1547).
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Gebhard Truchsess of Waldburg born
Born in Schloss Heiligenberg. Archbishop of Cologne (1547-1601).
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Prokopy Petrovich Lyapunov born
Born in Isady. Russian voivode and political figure of Times of Troubles (17th century).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Expedition to Mostaganem
1547 military expedition
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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Sanctuary of the Madonna of Miracles
Church building in Alcamo, Italy
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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Temple in Pustyn, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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Church of Saint John the Baptist , Sunbilla
Parish church
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Lutheran church in Talsi
Latvian cultural monument No. 6765
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Parroquia Santuario Señor de Huamán
Cultural heritage site in Peru
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Rectory
Church residential building in Seedorf in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Fire of Moscow
1547 fire in Moscow, Russia
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Grote kerk
Church building in Breda, the Netherlands
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Our Lady of Miracles Church
Church building in Palermo
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Yarmouth Castle
English artillery fort
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Kinbane Castle
Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Fort Rammekens
Fortified harbor formerly in open sea, now in the Westerschelde
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Royal Palace of El Pardo
Building in Madrid, Spain
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Chōkoku-ji Temple (Nagano)
Buddhist temple in Japan
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Empires & Countries 4
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Tsardom of Russia founded
Tsardom of Russia was founded, with its capital at Moscow.
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Grand Principality of Moscow dissolved
Grand Principality of Moscow ceased to exist, having been centered at Moscow.
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Duchy of Brittany dissolved
Duchy of Brittany ceased to exist, having been centered at Rennes.
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Piploda State founded
Piploda State was founded.
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