1541 - What happened in 1541 ?

February 1541

Wednesday 12:

Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.

April 1541

Monday 07:

Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.

May 1541

Thursday 08:

Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and names it Río de Espíritu Santo.

Friday 23:

Jacques Cartier leaves St-Malo, France on his third voyage.

July 1541

Wednesday 09:

Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlockmen and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to assist the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire.

August 1541

Monday 18:

A Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1541)

Friday 29:

The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.

September 1541

Thursday 11:

Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors.

November 1541

Sunday 09:

Queen Catherine Howard confined in London Tower.