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| Years: 1541 1542 1543 - 1544 - 1545 1546 1547 | |
| Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte d'Enghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin.
- May - Emperor Charles V again invades eastern France
- June 19 - August 18 - Imperial siege of St. Dizier in eastern France
- July 19 - September 14 - English forces under Henry VIII besiege and capture Boulogne.
- September 18 - Peace of Crépy - Peace between Charles and Francis. The war between France and England continues.
- October 9 - French forces under the Dauphin assault Boulogne, but are ultimately unsuccessful.
- Italian botanist Luca Ghini publishes the first herbarium
- Founding of the University of Königsberg
- Hungary is invaded by the Turks for the third time and gets robbed of the crown jewels
- First occurrence of rats in North America
- Gustav I of Sweden signs an alliance with France
- Act of Succession: Elizabeth is restored to the Line of Succession to the throne of England
Births
- January 19 - King Francis II of France (died 1560)
- March 11 - Torquato Tasso, Italian poet (died 1595)
- May 24 - William Gilbert, English scientist (died 1603)
- November 27 - Ascanio Trombeti, Italian composer
- December 23 - Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony
- Yamada Arinobu
- Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1610)
- Thomas Fleming, English judge (died 1613)
- Sanada Masayuki, Japanese military leader (died 1611)
- Ikeda Tomomasa, kokujin and military commander (died 1603)
- George Whetstone, English dramatist and author (died 1587)
Deaths
- April 30 - Thomas Audley, English Lord Chancellor (born 1488)
- June 14 - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, known as the Good (born 1489)
- July 18 - René of Châlon, Prince of the House of Orange (born 1519)
- September 10 - Clément Marot, French poet (born 1496)
- September 25 - Valerius Cordus, German physician and scientist (born 1515)
- Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde
- James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, illegitimate son of James IV of Scotland (born 1499)
- Bonaventure des Périers, French author (born 1500)
- Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian mathematician and astronomer (born 1444)
- Manco Inca Yupanqui, ruler of the Inca (born 1516)af:1544
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