1542 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
February 2, 1542
– Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Muslim-occupied hill fort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente.
February 13, 1542
– Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
May 6, 1542
– Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
August 28, 1542
– Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) – Battle of Wofla: the Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
September 28, 1542
– Navigator João Rodrigues Cabrilho of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California, United States.
October 7, 1542
– Explorer Cabrillo discovers Santa Catalina Island off the California coast.
November 24, 1542
– Battle of Solway Moss: The English army defeats the Scots.
December 14, 1542
– Princess Mary Stuart becomes Mary, Queen of Scots.
Who Were Born On ?
June 6, 1542
– Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (d. 1591)
June 24, 1542
– Saint John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite mystic and poet (d. 1591)
October 4, 1542
– Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)
October 14, 1542
– Akbar the Great, 3rd Mughal Emperor (d. 1605)
December 8, 1542
– Mary, Queen of Scots (d. 1587)