What Happened in June 1542

Historical Events

Crown of Ireland Act

Jun 18 Crown of Ireland Act 1542 passed by the Parliament of Ireland, gives English King Henry VIII the title "King of Ireland"

Cabrillo Departs

Jun 27 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sets sail from the Mexican port of Navidad on the first European voyage to explore the west coast of North America for the Spanish Empire

Conquistador and Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Events in 1542

Famous Birthdays

Jun 15 Richard Grenville, English privateer, explorer, politician and vice-admiral (established Roanoke colony), born in Bideford, England (d. 1591)
Jun 24 St. John of the Cross [Juan de Yepes y Álvarez], Spanish Carmelite mystic, saint, priest and poet, born in Fontiveros, Ávila, Spain (d. 1591)

Born in 1542

Famous Deaths

Jun 19 Leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer

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