Births on October 26

Anna of Hesse, princess of Hesse (d. 1591)

Anna of Hesse (26 October 1529, Kassel – 10 July 1591, Meisenheim) was a princess of Hesse by birth and marriage Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken.

19 Apr

Protestation at Speyer
Beginning of the Protestant Reformation: After the Second Diet of Speyer bans Lutheranism, a group of rulers (German: Fürst) and independent cities protests the reinstatement of the Edict of Worms.
21 Jun

Battle of Landriano
French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac.