1541
EventsThe first official translation of the entire Bible in SwedishFebruary 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. August 29 - The Janissaries of Suleiman the Magnificent take Buda by ruse, hiding themselves as tourists. Muslims seal off The Golden Gate in Jerusalem.Irish Parliament declares Ireland to be a kingdom Births March 21 - Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1587) El Greco - Spanish artist (d. 1614) Hatano Hideharu - Japanese daimyo and samurai Deaths May 27 - Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (executed) (b. 1374) June 26 - Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador of PeruNovember 24 - Margaret Tudor, widowed Queen consort of King James IV of Scotland.
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