January 21 » Following the Affair of the Placards, the French king leads an anti-Protestant procession through Paris.
April 20 » The sun dog phenomenon is observed over Stockholm, as later depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan.
June 24 » The Dominion of Münster, a radical communal Anabaptist state in the independent German city of Münster, is conquered by Franz von Waldeck, the Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Münster in a night attack.
July 6 » Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.
October 2 » Jacques Cartier discovers the present site of Montreal.
October 4 » The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.
January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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