1527
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| Years: 1524 1525 1526 - 1527 - 1528 1529 1530 |
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| Decades: 1490s 1500s 1510s - 1520s - 1530s 1540s 1550s |
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| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century |
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| 1527 by topic | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1527 MDXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2280 |
| Armenian calendar | 976 ԹՎ ՋՀԶ |
| Chinese calendar | 4163/4223-11-29 (丙戌年十一月廿九日) — to —
4164/4224-12-9(丁亥年十二月初九日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1519 – 1520 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5287 – 5288 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1582 – 1583 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1449 – 1450 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4628 – 4629 |
| Iranian calendar | 905 – 906 |
| Islamic calendar | 933 – 934 |
| Japanese calendar | Daiei 7 (大永7年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2187 (皇紀2187年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11527 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2070 |
[edit] Events
- January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church.
- May 6 - Spanish and German troops led by the Duke of Bourbon sack Rome (the infamous Sacco di Roma), forcing Pope Clement VII to make peace with Charles V.
- May 16 - Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes a republic.
- August 3 - First known letter was sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
- August 20 - 60 Anabaptists meet at the Martyrs' Synod.
- Spanish conquest of Guatemala highlands completed; first Guatemala City founded (Ciudad Vieja).
- Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Montejo invades Yucatán.
- Battle of Tokay - Ferdinand of Austria defeats John Zapolya and takes over most of Hungary. John appeals to the Turks for help.
- Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
- Ahmed Gragn of Somalia defeats the Ethiopian army with his new firearms.
- People of the university of Wittenberg flee bubonic plague to Jena.
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, UK is founded by Bishop John Vesey.
[edit] Births
- March 21 - Hermann Finck, German composer and music theorist (died 1558)
- April 14 - Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (died 1598)
- July 13 - John Dee, English mathematician, astronomer, and geographer (died 1608)
- July 31 - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1576)
- October 21 - Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian artist (died 1593)
- Charles of Guise, French cardinal (died 1574)
- Lawrence Humphrey, English clergyman and educator (died 1590)
- Luis Ponce de León, Spanish lyric poet (died 1591)
- Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (died 1581)
- Annibale Padovano, Italian composer and organist (died 1575)
See also Category: 1527 births.
[edit] Deaths
- January 5 - Felix Manz, leader of the Swiss Anabaptist (executed) (born 1498)
- January 21 - Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (born 1489)
- June 21 - Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian writer and statesman (born 1469)
- July 28 - Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador and explorer (born c1460)
- November 28 - Jerome Emser, German theologian (born 1477)
- Boabdil, last Moorish king of Granada (born c1460)
- Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (born 1490)
- Francesco Colonna, Italian Dominican priest (born 1433)
- Thomas Docwra, Grand Prior of the Knights Hospitaller (born 1458)
- Cristoforo Solari, Italian sculptor and architect (born c1460)
- Jan "Ciezki" Tarnowski, Polish nobleman (born c1479)
See also Category: 1527 deaths.
