1541

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s

Years: 1536 1537 1538 1539 1540 - 1541 - 1542 1543 1544 1545 1546

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Events

• The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish
• February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
• May 8 - Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River naming it Rio de Espiritu Santo.
• May 23 - Jacques Cartier departs Saint-Malo France on his third voyage.
• Muslims seal off The Golden Gate in Jerusalem.

Births

• El Greco - Spanish artist

Deaths

• June 26 - Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador of Peru
• November 24 - Margaret Tudor, widowed Queen consort of King James IV of Scotland.\n

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