Charles V Wall in Gibraltar

In the year 1540, Thomas Cromwell is executed on order from Henry VIII who that same day marries his fifth wife (Jul 28), Gibraltar is sacked by the fleet of Barbary pirate Ali Hamet, leading to the building of the Charles V Wall (Sep), an expedition led by Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto destroys the village of Mabila (in modern-day Alabama), killing chief Tuskaloosa of the Mississippian chiefdom (Oct 18), Europe is hit by a heat wave and drought lasting for months, drying up Seine and Rhine and killing many  - and all these fine people were born:

1540-xxxx Francis Drake* sea captain/slave trader/explorer - Tavistock, Devon, England (1596/c.55)
1540-xxxx Torii Suneemon* 鳥居 強右衛門 ashigaru/became famous for his bravery and incredible exploit at the siege of Nagashino Castle - Japan (1575/c. 35)

1540-0128 Ludolph van Ceulen* German-Dutch mathematician - Hildesheim, Holy Roman Empire (1610/70)

1540-0403 Maria de' Medici* the eldest legitimate daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany - Tuscany (1557/17)
1540-0408 Toyotomi Hidenaga* warlord/half-brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Japan (1591/50)

1540-0514 Paolo Paruta* historian/statesman - Venice, Republic of Venice (1598/58)

1540-0611 Barnabe Googe* poet/translator - Alvingham, Lincolnshire, England (1594/53)

1540-0805 Joseph Justus Scaliger* religious leader/scholar - Agen, France (1609/68)
1540-0825 Lady Katherine Grey* younger sister of Lady Jane Grey/ prospective successor to her cousin, Elizabeth I of England/captive until her death in the Tower of London - Bradgate park, Leicestershire, England (1568/27)

1540-1116 Princess Cecilia of Sweden* daughter of Gustav Vasa and Margaret Leijonhufvud - Stockholm, Sweden (1627/86)

1540-1221 Thomas Schweicker* German artist/calligrapher - Free Imperial City of Schwäbish Hall, Holy Roman Empire (1602/61)

Updated 11.6.2021-1
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