1539
| Years: 1536 1537 1538 – 1539 – 1540 1541 1542 | |
| Decades: 1500s 1510s 1520s – 1530s – 1540s 1550s 1560s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
Events
- May 30 – In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold.
- Hernando de Soto introduced Pigs into North America
- May – 6 Articles Statute of English Parliament, important in the English Reformation"
- September 4 – Henry VIII contracts to marry Anne of Cleves
- Lutheranism is forcefully introduced to Iceland, despite the opposition of Bishop Jon Aresson.
- The town of Shuya was founded
Births
Deaths
- May 7 – Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)
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