February 7 (11th waning of Tabodwe 925 ME) –
Burmese–Siamese War: Invaders from Burma overcome the seaside defenses of the Siamese capital at
Ayutthava, capturing the batteries of cannons and a set of ships sent by
Portugal to help defend the kingdom.[2]
April 20 – French explorer
René Goulaine de Laudonnière and a group of 300 Huguenot Protestants depart from
Le Havre on three ships (L'Élisabeth , Le Faucon and Le Breton) to colonize what is now the U.S. state of Florida.[5]
May 31 – The
Swedish warship Mars, flagship of the Swedish Navy, catches fire while fighting against the navy of Denmark in the
battle of Öland off of the coast of the island of the same name in the
Baltic Sea, and sinks along with its crew of 350 sailors and 450 soldiers it had been transporting. The wreckage of the ship will go undiscovered for 447 years until being found on August 19, 2011.[6]
June 22 –
French settlers abandon
Charlesfort, the first French attempt at colonizing what is now the United States, and, with the help of a relief force commanded by René Goulaine, establish
Fort Caroline in
Florida, near what is now the city of
Jacksonville.[7]
July–September
July 2 In India, the Mughal Emperor Akbar departs from the capital,
Agra (now located in the state of
Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of hunting elephants, in order to conceal his true purpose of punishing the rebel governor of Malwa, Abdullah Khan Ubzeg.[8]
August 6 – In India
Akbar, ruler of the
Mughal Empire, defeats the rebellious governor of Malwa, Abdullah Khan Uzbeg. The defeat comes the day after the Imperial Army's arrival at
Indore, now in the Indian state of
Madhya Pradesh.
August 14 – Sweden's Army fights
a second naval battle at Öland against Denmark and captures three Danish Navy ships (Böse Lejonet, Morian, and David) and 600 men.
October 10 –
Lucrezia Di Siena, the first well-known female actress in Europe, begins her career by signing a contract with the Commedia dell'arte theatre company in Rome.
October 23 – King
Bayinnaung of Burma leads 64,000 men, 3,600 horses and 330 elephants on an invasion of the
Lan Na kingdom (now part of
Laos.[12]
October 30 – The Duchy of
Savoy signs the Treaty of Lausanne with the Swiss
canton of Bern and relinquishes all claims to the canton of
Vaud.
November 25 – When four divisions of the Burmese Army arrive at
Lamphun, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) from
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai's defenses flee the city.[12] Bayinnaung spares the life of King Mekuti of Lan Na, and then spends next four months administering the annexed territory.
December 3 –
Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of all the Russias, sends his government a letter of abdication, ostensibly because of embezzlement and treason by the aristocracy and the clergy.[15] Ivan leaves
Moscow and moves to the city of
Alexandrovskaya Sloboda, taking with him the relics of the palace and most of his royal court, until being persuaded to return in February on the promise that he will have absolute power.
December 7 – King
Charles IX of France agrees to the terms of a treaty with the cantons of Switzerland, agreeing for French payment of debts owed to the Swiss for loans made to Charles's father,
King Henri II.[16]
Date unknown
The first recorded report is made of a "
rat king".[17]
^HALSTEAD, MURAT (1898).
THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES. Our Possessions Publishing Company. p. 269. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
^Isabel de Madariaga, Ivan the Terrible, First Tsar of Russia (Yale University Press, 2005) pp. 176–178
^James Thompson, The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II (Chicago University Press, 1909) pp.241-242
^Hart, Martin (1982) [c. 1973]. Rats. Allison & Busby. p. 66.
ISBN0-85031-297-3.
February 7 (11th waning of Tabodwe 925 ME) –
Burmese–Siamese War: Invaders from Burma overcome the seaside defenses of the Siamese capital at
Ayutthava, capturing the batteries of cannons and a set of ships sent by
Portugal to help defend the kingdom.[2]
April 20 – French explorer
René Goulaine de Laudonnière and a group of 300 Huguenot Protestants depart from
Le Havre on three ships (L'Élisabeth , Le Faucon and Le Breton) to colonize what is now the U.S. state of Florida.[5]
May 31 – The
Swedish warship Mars, flagship of the Swedish Navy, catches fire while fighting against the navy of Denmark in the
battle of Öland off of the coast of the island of the same name in the
Baltic Sea, and sinks along with its crew of 350 sailors and 450 soldiers it had been transporting. The wreckage of the ship will go undiscovered for 447 years until being found on August 19, 2011.[6]
June 22 –
French settlers abandon
Charlesfort, the first French attempt at colonizing what is now the United States, and, with the help of a relief force commanded by René Goulaine, establish
Fort Caroline in
Florida, near what is now the city of
Jacksonville.[7]
July–September
July 2 In India, the Mughal Emperor Akbar departs from the capital,
Agra (now located in the state of
Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of hunting elephants, in order to conceal his true purpose of punishing the rebel governor of Malwa, Abdullah Khan Ubzeg.[8]
August 6 – In India
Akbar, ruler of the
Mughal Empire, defeats the rebellious governor of Malwa, Abdullah Khan Uzbeg. The defeat comes the day after the Imperial Army's arrival at
Indore, now in the Indian state of
Madhya Pradesh.
August 14 – Sweden's Army fights
a second naval battle at Öland against Denmark and captures three Danish Navy ships (Böse Lejonet, Morian, and David) and 600 men.
October 10 –
Lucrezia Di Siena, the first well-known female actress in Europe, begins her career by signing a contract with the Commedia dell'arte theatre company in Rome.
October 23 – King
Bayinnaung of Burma leads 64,000 men, 3,600 horses and 330 elephants on an invasion of the
Lan Na kingdom (now part of
Laos.[12]
October 30 – The Duchy of
Savoy signs the Treaty of Lausanne with the Swiss
canton of Bern and relinquishes all claims to the canton of
Vaud.
November 25 – When four divisions of the Burmese Army arrive at
Lamphun, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) from
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai's defenses flee the city.[12] Bayinnaung spares the life of King Mekuti of Lan Na, and then spends next four months administering the annexed territory.
December 3 –
Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of all the Russias, sends his government a letter of abdication, ostensibly because of embezzlement and treason by the aristocracy and the clergy.[15] Ivan leaves
Moscow and moves to the city of
Alexandrovskaya Sloboda, taking with him the relics of the palace and most of his royal court, until being persuaded to return in February on the promise that he will have absolute power.
December 7 – King
Charles IX of France agrees to the terms of a treaty with the cantons of Switzerland, agreeing for French payment of debts owed to the Swiss for loans made to Charles's father,
King Henri II.[16]
Date unknown
The first recorded report is made of a "
rat king".[17]
^HALSTEAD, MURAT (1898).
THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES. Our Possessions Publishing Company. p. 269. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
^Isabel de Madariaga, Ivan the Terrible, First Tsar of Russia (Yale University Press, 2005) pp. 176–178
^James Thompson, The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II (Chicago University Press, 1909) pp.241-242
^Hart, Martin (1982) [c. 1973]. Rats. Allison & Busby. p. 66.
ISBN0-85031-297-3.