| Bartolome de Las Casas writes The Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indes. | |||
| Francis Xavier dies. | Catholic Reformation |
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| Thomas Cranmer publishes the Second Book of Common Prayer. | Cranmer |
English Reformation |
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| John Cochlaeus dies. | Catholic Reformation |
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| Andreas Osiander dies. | Magisterial Reformation |