1536
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1500s 1510s 1520s – 1530s – 1540s 1550s 1560s |
| Years: | 1533 1534 1535 – 1536 – 1537 1538 1539 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1536 MDXXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2289 |
| Armenian calendar | 985 ԹՎ ՋՁԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6286 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1457–1458 |
| Bengali calendar | 943 |
| Berber calendar | 2486 |
| English Regnal year | 27 Hen. 8 – 28 Hen. 8 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2080 |
| Burmese calendar | 898 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7044–7045 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙未年 (Wood Goat) 4232 or 4172 — to — 丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 4233 or 4173 |
| Coptic calendar | 1252–1253 |
| Discordian calendar | 2702 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1528–1529 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5296–5297 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1592–1593 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1457–1458 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4636–4637 |
| Holocene calendar | 11536 |
| Igbo calendar | 536–537 |
| Iranian calendar | 914–915 |
| Islamic calendar | 942–943 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenbun 5 (天文５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1454–1455 |
| Julian calendar | 1536 MDXXXVI |
| Korean calendar | 3869 |
| Minguo calendar | 376 before ROC 民前376年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 68 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2078–2079 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木羊年 (female Wood-Goat) 1662 or 1281 or 509 — to — 阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) 1663 or 1282 or 510 |
1536 (MDXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1536th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 536th year of the 2nd millennium, the 36th year of the 16th century, and the 7th year of the 1530s decade. As of the start of 1536, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- February 2 – Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- February 25 – Jacob Hutter burned in a stake for heresy
- May 19 – Execution of Anne Boleyn
- May 30 – Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour
- October 13 – The Pilgrimage of Grace, a rebellion in York, is "resolved" by Robert Aske
- October 29 – Coronation of Jane Seymour as the Queen of England
- Various religious buildings are closed as part of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, including
- Basingwerk Abbey
- Bourne Abbey
- Brinkburn Priory
- Cartmel Priory
- Dore Abbey and
- The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary and St Chad
- Wales is united with England by an Act of Union
- Manco Capac II revolts from Spanish rule in Peru
- Resumption of war between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. Francis ceases control of Savoy and captures Turin.
- Protestantism introduced in Denmark
- Portuguese Crown divides Brazil into fifteen donatory captaincies.
Deaths
[change | change source]- January 7 – Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII of England.
- May 19 – Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England.
- Pargalı İbrahim Pasha Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.