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1533

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

Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s - 1530s - 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s

Years: 1528 1529 1530 1531 1532 - 1533 - 1534 1535 1536 1537 1538

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Events

• January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort.
• March 30 - Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
• May 23 - King Henry VIII of England marriage with Catherine of Aragon officially declared annulled.Catherine refuses to accept and continues to believe herself the wife of Henry till her death.
• Russia, Ivan IV succeeds his father Vasili III as Grand Prince of Muscovy at 3 years old.
• Peru, Inca Ataualpa pays Francisco Pizarro ransom of approx. $100 million in gold; Pizarro executes him anyway.
• Peace treaty divides Hungary between Suleiman I and King Ferdinand

Births

• February 28 - Michel de Montaigne, French author of Essays.
• April 24 - William of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje) leader of Netherlands.
• September 7 - Princess Elizabeth Tudor, later Queen Elizabeth I of England.
• December 13 - King Eric XIV of Sweden

Deaths

• Lucas van Leyden artist
• Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy

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