Births on March 7

Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (d. 1621)

Guillaume du Vair (7 March 1556 – 3 August 1621) was a French author and lawyer.

23 Jan

1556 Shaanxi earthquake
The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
21 Mar

Thomas Cranmer
In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.
27 Jun

Burned at the stake
The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
15 Sep

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.