1531 (original) (raw)
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century
Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s - 1530s - 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s
Years: 1526 1527 1528 1529 1530 - 1531 - 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536
Events
- January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die
- October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Z�rich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. Huldreich Zwingli, the Swiss religious reformer, is killed.
- Our Lady of Guadeloupe: The Virgin Mary appears to Aztec convert Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin.
- Andrea Alciato publishes the first part of his Emblemata.
- The Comet Halley appears.
Births
- James Stewart, Earl of Moray, illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland and later regent of Scotland
Deaths
- October 1 - Huldreich Zwingli, Reformer
- Andrea Del Sarto, Florentine painter
- Vallabhacarya, Hindu spiritual leader
- Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I of France