1527
| Years: 1524 1525 1526 – 1527 – 1528 1529 1530 | |
| Decades: 1490s 1500s 1510s – 1520s – 1530s 1540s 1550s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
Events
- January 5 – Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church.
- May 6 – Spanish and German troops led by the Duke of Bourbon sack Rome (the infamous Sacco di Roma), forcing Pope Clement VII to make peace with Charles V.
- May 16 – Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes a republic.
- Spanish conquest of Guatemala highlands completed; first Guatemala City founded (Ciudad Vieja).
- Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Montejo invades Yucatán.
- Battle of Tokay – Ferdinand of Austria defeats John Zapolya and takes over most of Hungary. John appeals to the Turks for help.
- Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
- Ahmed Gragn of Somalia defeats the Ethiopian army with his new firearms.
- People of the university of Wittenberg flee plague to Jena.
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, UK is founded by Bishop John Vesey.
Births
- March 21 – Hermann Finck, German composer and music theorist (d. 1558)
- May 21 – King Phillip II of Spain (d. 1598)
- July 13 – John Dee, English mathematician, astronomer, and geographer
- July 31 – Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1576)
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian artist (d. 1593)
- Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (d. 1581)
Deaths
- June 21 – Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian writer and statesman (b. 1469)
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