Year 1531 (MDXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. January 15 – The third session of the Reformation Parliament of King Henry VIII of England is opened. January 26 – 1531 Lisbon earthquake: More than 30,000 people are killed in Portugal in an earthquake and subsequent tsunami. [1]

The 1531 Lisbon earthquake occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of 26 January 1531, between 4 and 5 o'clock. [2] The earthquake and subsequent tsunami resulted in approximately 30,000 deaths.

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Historical Events for the Year 1531. 26th January » Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an 1531 Lisbon earthquake called earthquake—thousands die. 11th February » Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England. 11th October » Huldrych Zwingli is killed in battle with the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland.

1531 Martin Luther warns that Catholic clergy and monks are sodomites. 1531 German Protestants form the League of Schmalkalden to defend against the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, and the Roman Catholic states. 1532 Machiavelli's The Prince, written in 1513, is …

Jan 05 In the year 1531 pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry. This event leads to the creation of the church of England . Jan 16 In the year 1531 english Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting . Jan 22 Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 in the year 1531.

Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. On January 5, 1531, Pope Clement VII sends a letter to King Henry...

1531 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1531st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 531st year of the 2nd millennium, the 31st year of the 16th century, and the 2nd year of the 1530s decade. As of the start of 1531, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which ...

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