Year 1540 (MDXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 6 – King Henry VIII marries...

frequency 1540 kHz: 1540 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency. KXEL Waterloo, Iowa, and ZNS-1 Nassau, Bahamas, share Class A status on 1540 AM. LU...

28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he...

The 1540s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1549 BC to December 31, 1540 BC. History of ancient Israel and Judah—earliest date for Ahmose I founding...

The Commodore 1540 (also known as the VIC-1540) is the companion floppy disk drive for the VIC-20 home computer. It was introduced in 1982. It uses single-sided...

Catherine Howard (c. 1523 – 13 February 1542) was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter...

Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of Henry VIII. Little is known about Anne before 1527...

Parikhan Khanum (Persian: پریخان خانم; 1506–1540) was a daughter of shah Ismail I of Iran(r. 1501–1524). She was born to Tajlu Khanum and was the sister...

article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1540. July 22 – Klemens Janicki is appointed poeta laureatus by Pope Paul III...

considered to explain his actions at Preveza. Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540) Siege of Castelnuovo Wolf, John B., "The Barbary Coast: Algeria under the...

 'the Just King'), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545. He defeated the Mughal Empire...

1540 Broadway, formerly the Bertelsmann Building, is a 44-story office building on Times Square in the Theater District neighborhood of Manhattan in New...

was first brought in by Henry VIII, in the Limitation of Prescription Act 1540 (32 Hen. 8. c. 2). In modern times, the key piece of legislation relating...

The 1540 drought in Europe was a climatic event in Europe. In various palaeoclimatic analyses the temperature and precipitation regimes were reconstructed...

significantly, starting in Ireland in 1540. The English pound halved in value against the Flemish pound between 1540 and 1551 as a result. The nominal profit...

This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1540. For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament...

United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 was adopted unanimously on 28 April 2004 regarding the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction...

Wimbledon (created 1536, forfeited 1540) Earl of Essex (created 1540, forfeited 1540) Baron Cromwell (created 1540, extinct 1687) Viscount Lecale (created...

son of the Tudor statesman Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex (c. 1485 – 1540) and Elizabeth Wyckes (d. 1529). Gregory's father Thomas Cromwell rose from...

1537, 1540, 1542 Jointly (with John Godsalve, Gregory Railton and Francis Kempe) prothonotary, Chancery 1537 – 1587? Principal Secretary April 1540 – April...

Events from the year 1540 in France Monarch – Francis I January 1 (New Year's Day), Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, at the invite of king Frances I, visits...

Library of Congress THOMAS. H.R. 1540 – National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012 Versions of H.R.1540 Archived 2012-12-16 at the Wayback...

c. 25) the fine was set at three times the value of the bread sold. In 1540 under King Henry VIII (32 Hen. 8. c. 41) these terms were amended so that...

Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, in 1540, where Catherine caught the King's interest. She married him on 28 July 1540 at Oatlands Palace in Surrey, just...

The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540–1549) involved some significant events. 1540 4 April – Cristobal Morales leaves the position of master of...

James, Duke of Rothesay (22 May 1540 – 21 April 1541) was the first of the two sons and three children born to King James V of Scotland and his second...

Year 1540. Camden Society. Publications. Vol. 35. London, UK: Camden Society by J. B. Nichols and Son. N.M.S. (1981). "Cromwell, Thomas (c.1540–c.1611)...

until the passing of the College of Justice Act 1540 (c. 93), also known as the Act of Sederunt 1540 (originally titled Ratification of the institution...

The Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1540–1547 was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy supported by their vassals. The war ended in...

The Colloquy of Worms or Conference of Worms (1540–1541) was a meeting held in Worms, Germany with the objective of settling differences between Protestant...