1531 - Deaths - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1531: Encyclopedia - 1531
1531 - Events. January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zür...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - March 6: Encyclopedia Ii - March 6 - Deaths
March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1492: Encyclopedia - 1492
1492 - Events. January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadaver Tomb: Encyclopedia - Cadaver Tomb
A cadaver tomb (or "memento mori tomb", Latin for "reminder of death") is a sarcophagus that resembles a carved stone bunk-bed with the d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malwa: Encyclopedia Ii - Malwa - History
The name Malwa is derived from the ancient Aryan tribe of Malavas, about whom very little is known apart from the fact that they founded ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia - Nostradamus
Nostradamus, (December 14, 1503 – July 1, 1566) born Michel de Nostredame, is one of the world's most famous authors of prophecies. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christ Church, Oxford: Encyclopedia Ii - Christ Church, Oxford - History
In 1525, at the height of his power, Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York, suppressed the Abbey of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comet Halley: Encyclopedia Ii - Comet Halley - Early History
Having perceived that the observed characteristics of the comet of 1682 were nearly the same as those of two comets which had appeared in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catherine Howard: Encyclopedia - Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard (1520/1525? - February 13, 1542) was the fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England 1540-1542, sometimes known as "the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hispanics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hispanics - Artists
List of Hispanics - Architects. Luis Barragán (1902–1988), 1980 Pritzker Prize Laureate. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Luther: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Luther - His Legacy
Martin Luther, more than the reformers that preceded him, shaped the Protestant Reformation. Thanks to the printing press, his pamphlets ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christ Church Oxford: Encyclopedia Ii - Christ Church Oxford - Grace
Before formal Hall each evening, the following Latin grace is recited by a scholar of the House: Nōs miserī hominēs et egēnī, prō c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lisbon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lisbon - Transportation
Though the Lisbon public transportation network is extremely far-reaching and reliable, the city still suffers from endemic severe traffi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Switzerland: Encyclopedia Ii - Switzerland - Cantons States
The Swiss Confederation consists of 26 cantons: Aargau Appenzell Innerrhoden* Appenzell Ausserrhoden* Basel-Stadt* Basel-Landschaft* Ber...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antwerp: Encyclopedia Ii - Antwerp - Commerce
Since 1863, when Antwerp was opened to the trade of the outer world by the purchase of the Dutch right to levy toll, its position has com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarajevo: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarajevo - History
Main article: History of Sarajevo The area of present day Sarajevo has a long and rich history dating back to the Stone age, when the But...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Musicians
List of Spaniards - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de...   » Read the article