1546
| Years: 1543 1544 1545 – 1546 – 1547 1548 1549 | |
| Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s – 1540s – 1550s 1560s 1570s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
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Events
- Spanish conquest of Yucatan
- Peace between England and France
- Foundation of Trinity College, Cambridge by Henry VIII of England
- Katharina von Bora flees to Magdeburg
Science
Architecture
- Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
Births
- July 4 – Murat III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1595)
- December 14 – Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (d. 1601)
- Philippe Desportes, French poet (d. 1606)
Deaths
- January 21 – Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)
- February 18 – Martin Luther, German religious reformer (b. 1483)
- March 1 – George Wishart, Scottish religious reformer (b. 1513)
- July – Anne Askew, English religious reformer (b. 1521)
- Khair ad Din "Barbarossa", corsair ruler of Algiers
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