Births on November 1

Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)

Pierre Pithou (1 November 1539 – 1 November 1596) was a French lawyer and scholar. He is also known as Petrus Pithoeus.

27 Apr

New Kingdom of Granada
Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
30 May

Hernando de Soto
In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold.
10 Jun

Pope Paul III
Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.