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Centuries:	15th century - 16th century - 17th century
Decades:	1490s  1500s  1510s  - 1520s -  1530s  1540s  1550s
Years:	1526 1527 1528 - 1529 - 1530 1531 1532

[change] Events

• April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas.
• March 7 or 9 - At the Battle of Shimbra Kure, Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi, with 200 men armed with matchlocks, defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia.
• May 10 - The Turkish army under Suleiman I leaves Constantinople to once again invade Hungary.
• August 5 - Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor sign the Treaty of Cambrai
• September 8 - Recapture of Buda by the invading Turkish forces.
• September 8 - The city of Maracaibo in Venezuela is founded by Ambrosius Ehinger.
• September 23 - Vienna is besieged by Turkish forces.
• October 15 - With the season growing late, Suleiman abandons the siege.
• Emperor Charles V and Francis I of France sign the Treaty of Cambrai, or the "Ladies' Peace". Francis abandons his claims in Italy, but is allowed to retain Burgundy.
• Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, fails to bring about the divorce and annulment Henry VIII had sought and is forced to resign.
• Aylesbury is granted the county town of Buckinghamshire in England by King Henry VIII.
• Stephen Báthory becomes governor of Transylvania.
• Boromrajathira IV succeeds Rama Thibodi II as king of Ayutthaya.
• Fluorine is first described by Georg Agricola.
• Giorgio Vasari visits Rome.
• Pietro Bembo becomes historiographer of Venice.
• Heinrich Bullinger becomes pastor of Bremgarten.
• Diet of Speyer takes place.