The year 1531 in
science and
technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
Astronomy
*
Halley's Comet makes its only appearance this century (
Perihelion: August 26).
Earth sciences
* January 26 –
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal, is hit by an
earthquake.
Technology
* Autumn –
Kõpu Lighthouse first lit on the
Estonian island of
Hiiumaa; it will remain in continuous use into the 21st century.
Births
* June 1 –
János Zsámboky, Hungarian
physician and scholar (died
1584
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Events
January–June
* January–March – Archangelsk is founded as ''New Kholmogory'' in northern Russia, by Ivan the Terrible.
* January 11 – Sir Walter Mildmay is given a royal licence to found Emman ...
)
*
Agostino Ramelli, Italian
engineer (died c.
1600
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In the Gregorian calendar, it was the last century leap year until the year 2000.
Events
January–June
* January 1 – Scotland adopts January 1 as New Year's Day instead of March 25.
* January
** Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of T ...
)
Deaths
* February 16 –
Johannes Stöffler, German
mathematician (born 1452)
* March 28 −
Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus
Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus ( it, Niccolò Leonico Tomeo, el, Νικόλαος Λεόνικος Θωμεύς; 1456–1531) was a Venetian scholar and professor of philosophy as well as of Greek and Latin at the University of Padua.
Biography
...
, Italian scholar an professor of philosophy (born
1456
Year 1456 ( MCDLVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* May 18 – Second Battle of Oronichea (1456): Ottoman Forces of 15,000 are sent t ...
)
* ''prob. date'' –
Antonio Pigafetta, Italian
circumnavigator (born c. 1491)
References
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16th century in science
1530s in science