1546
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1510s 1520s 1530s – 1540s – 1550s 1560s 1570s |
| Years: | 1543 1544 1545 – 1546 – 1547 1548 1549 |
1546 Media
April 8: The Council of Trent issues its first major decree for the Roman Catholic ChurchDecretum de Canonicis Scripturis, declaring the Latin Vulgate Bible as the main source of holy scripture.
December 19: Trinity College is founded in Cambridge
- Tycho Brahe
- MartinLutherbyCranachrestoration
- BarbarossaHayreddinPasha
1546 (MDXLVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1546th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 546th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 16th century, and the 7th year of the 1540s decade. As of the start of 1546, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- The Anglo-French War ends
- The Book of Apocrypha is added in the Roman Catholic church
Births
- December 14 – Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (d. 1601)
- date unknown
- Thomas Digges, English astronomer (d. 1595)
Deaths
- February 18 – Martin Luther, German religious reformer (b. 1483)