Historical Events Apr 19 Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt Apr 27 Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar. Events in 1539 Famous Birthdays Apr 17 Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter (Strasbourg astronomical clock), born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland (d. 1584) Born in 1539 Famous Deaths Apr 17 George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (1500-39), dies at 67 Mar 1539 History by Year May 1539 What Happened in 1539 Hernando de Soto's Expedition lands in FloridaMay 30, 1539
