Historical Events Sep 27 Pope Paul III officially recognizes the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) co-founded by Ignatius of Loyola as a religious order of the Catholic church Famous Deaths Sep 2 Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501) Aug 1540 History by Year Oct 1540 What Happened in 1540 Thomas Cromwell Backs The Wrong HorseAugust 22, 1540
