Historical Events Sep 21 Shrine of Saint Swithun in Winchester smashed up in the middle of the night as part of the English Reformation Sep 28 Battle at Preveza: Ottoman fleet under Barbarossa beats Papal alliance off Northwestern Greece Events in 1538 Famous Deaths Sep 14 Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg & Dietz, viceroy of Holland, dies Aug 1538 History by Year Oct 1538 Famous People by Country American British Canadian French German Russian