February 11 » Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
April 20 » Jacques Cartier begins his first voyage to what is today the east coast of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador.
May 10 » Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
June 9 » Jacques Cartier is the first European to describe and map the Saint Lawrence River.
June 29 » Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
July 24 » French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
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