1531
| Years: 1528 1529 1530 – 1531 – 1532 1533 1534 | |
| Decades: 1500s 1510s 1520s – 1530s – 1540s 1550s 1560s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
Events
- January 26 – Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die
- October 1 – Battle of Kappel – The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. Huldreich Zwingli, the Swiss religious reformer, is killed.
- Our Lady of Guadeloupe: The Virgin Mary appears to Aztec convert Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin.
- Andrea Alciato publishes the first part of his Emblemata.
- The Comet Halley appears.
- Conquistador Francisco de Montejo claims Chichen Itza as capital of Spanish ruled Yucatán.
Births
- Jacobus de Kerle, Flemish composer
Deaths
- October 10 – Huldreich Zwingli, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1484)
- Andrea Del Sarto, Italian painter (b. 1487)
- Vallabhacarya, Hindu spiritual leader
- Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I of France (b. 1476)
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