1529
Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas. May 10 - The Turkish army under Suleiman I leaves Constantinople to once again invade Hungary. September 8 - Recapture of Buda by the invading Turkish forces. September 23 - Vienna is besieged by Turkish forces. October 15 - With the season growing late, Suleiman abandons the siege. Emperor Charles V and Francis I of France sign the Treaty of Cambrai, or the "Ladies' Peace". Francis abandons his claims in Italy, but is allowed to retain Burgundy. Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, fails to bring about the divorce and annulment Henry VIII had sought and is forced to resign. Aylesbury is granted the county town of Buckinghamshire in England by King Henry VIII. Stephen Báthory becomes governor of Transylvania. Boromrajathira IV succeeds Rama Thibodi II as king of Ayutthaya. Fluorine is first described by Georg Agricola. Giorgio Vasari visits Rome. Pietro Bembo becomes historiographer of Venice. Heinrich Bullinger becomes pastor of Bremgarten. Diet of Speyer takes place
Births June 7 - Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and writer June 14 - Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria, Regent of Tyrol and Further Austria Taddeo Zuccaro, Roman mannerist painter Costanzo Porta (possibly born 1528), Italian composer, member of the Venetian school
Deaths February 2 - Baldassarre Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat La Malinche, reputed mother of the Mexican race (age 24) Execution of Ludwig Haetzer
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