In the year 1530, Florence is captured by Spanish troops (Aug 3), flood engulfs Rome (Oct 8), The Knights of Malta are formed (Oct 26), Martim Afonso de Sousa’s expedition sets out for the Americas from Portugal (Dec), Erasmus publishes A handbook on manners for children – and all these fine people were born:

1530-xxxx Jean Nicot de Villemain* diplomat/ scholar/famous for being the first to bring tobacco to France - Nîmes, Kingdom of France (1604/c. 74)

1530-0101 Thomas Bromley* lawyer/ judge/ politician – England (1587/57)

1530-0226 David Chyträus* theologian/ reformer/historian - Ingelfingen, Germany (1600/70)

1530-0620 Johannes Schenck von Grafenberg* physician/pioneer in neurolinquistics - Grafenberg, Württemberg, Germany (1598/68)

1530-0703 Claude Fauchet* historian/ antiquary – Paris, France (1602/71)

1530-0814 Giambattista Benedetti* mathematician – Venice, Republic of Venice (1590/59)
1530-0825 Ivan the Terrible* Tsar of Russia – Moscow, Russia (1584/53)

1530-1021 Jacques Jonghelinck* sculptor/ medallist – Antwerp, Belgium (1606/76)

1530-1106 Josias Simmler* theologian/ classicist – Kappel, Switzerland (1576/45)

Updated 12.2.2023-1
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