1538 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
February 24, 1538
– Treaty of Nagyvarad between Ferdinand I and John Zápolya.
May 26, 1538
– Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
July 25, 1538
– The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
August 6, 1538
– Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
September 28, 1538
– Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
October 28, 1538
– The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.
December 17, 1538
– Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.
Who Were Born On ?
January 10, 1538
– Louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)
January 15, 1538
– Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)
April 26, 1538
– Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (d. 1600)
October 2, 1538
– Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)