Historical Events Dec 29 St Jacob's Church burns after being hit by lightning Famous Birthdays Dec 5 Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian and founder of Socinianism, born in Siena, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1604) Dec 20 Paulus Melissus, humanist Neo-Latin writer, translator, and composer, born in Mellrichstadt, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1602) Born in 1539 Famous Deaths Dec 20 Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer dies at 33 Nov 1539 History by Year Jan 1540 What Happened in 1539 Hernando de Soto's Expedition lands in FloridaMay 30, 1539
