1540 - What happened in 1540 ?

January 1540

Saturday 06:

King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.

July 1540

Tuesday 09:

Henry VIII of England annulled his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.

Sunday 28:

Thomas Cromwell, is executed on order from Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.

August 1540

Thursday 15:

Arequipa, Peru is founded

Friday 23:

French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.

September 1540

Friday 27:

The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.