What Happened in June 1527

Historical Events

Clement VII Surrenders

Jun 7 Pope Clement VII surrenders to Emperor Charles V's armies

  • Jun 17 Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 5 ships and 600 men, by 1536 only 4 are still alive
  • Jun 24 Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking Catholic possessions

Paracelsus' Protest

Jun 24 Paracelsus publicly burns standard medical textbooks at the University of Basel, as a protest against the current teaching and practice of medicine


Famous Deaths

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)

Jun 21 Italian statesman and author (The Prince), dies at 57