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May: De revolutionibus orbi published by Copernicus
June: Humani corporis fabrica published by Vesalius
1543 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1543
MDXLIII
Ab urbe condita2296
Armenian calendar992
ԹՎ ՋՂԲ
Assyrian calendar6293
Balinese saka calendar1464–1465
Bengali calendar949–950
Berber calendar2493
English Regnal year34 Hen. 8 – 35 Hen. 8
Buddhist calendar2087
Burmese calendar905
Byzantine calendar7051–7052
Chinese calendar壬寅年 (Water Tiger)
4240 or 4033
    — to —
癸卯年 (Water Rabbit)
4241 or 4034
Coptic calendar1259–1260
Discordian calendar2709
Ethiopian calendar1535–1536
Hebrew calendar5303–5304
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1599–1600
 - Shaka Samvat1464–1465
 - Kali Yuga4643–4644
Holocene calendar11543
Igbo calendar543–544
Iranian calendar921–922
Islamic calendar949–950
Japanese calendarTenbun 12
(天文12年)
Javanese calendar1461–1462
Julian calendar1543
MDXLIII
Korean calendar3876
Minguo calendar369 before ROC
民前369年
Nanakshahi calendar75
Thai solar calendar2085–2086
Tibetan calendarཆུ་ཕོ་སྟག་ལོ་
(male Water-Tiger)
1669 or 1288 or 516
    — to —
ཆུ་མོ་ཡོས་ལོ་
(female Water-Hare)
1670 or 1289 or 517
Nicolaus Copernicus
Andreas Vesalius

Year 1543 (MDXLIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. It is one of the years sometimes referred to as an "Annus mirabilis" because of its significant publications in science, considered the start of the Scientific Revolution.

Events

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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  • October 6 – In order to aid James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland, in his defense against challenger Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, King Francois of France arranges for two envoys, Jacques de La Brosse and Jacques Ménage to deliver money and munitions to Dumbarton Castle. The envoys unwittingly deliver Arran's materials to Lennox.[17]
  • November 16 – Suleiman, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, completes his campaign to bring Hungary under Ottoman rule, having captured Esztergom, Székesfehérvár, Siklós and Szeged
  • December 7 – (11 waxing of Natdaw 905 ME) The land and naval forces of the Confederation of Shan States (consisting of the principalities of Mohnyin, Mogaung, Bhamo, Momeik, and Kale), led by Prince Sawlon of Mohnyin and King Hkonmaing, depart from the Shan capital, Awa, to start an invasion of the Toungoo Empire in upper Myanmar. The invaders easily overrun Toungoo and its capital at Prome a week later. Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
  • December 11 – The Parliament of Scotland votes against ratifying the Treaty of Greenwich that had been signed with England on July 1.[2]
  • December 20 – The Eight Years War, also called the "War of Rough Wooing", begins as Scotland's Parliament votes to declare war on the Kingdom of England. "Arran, Earls of", in Encyclopædia Britannica, ed. by Hugh Chisholm (11th ed., Volume 2) (Cambridge University Press, 1911) pp. 642–644.
  • December 31 – King Henry VIII of England signs an agreement with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor to invade France by June 20, 1544 with at least 35,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry.

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Births

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

Deaths

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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
Nicolaus Copernicus
Hans Holbein the Younger
Gian Matteo Giberti

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from Grokipedia
1543 was a landmark year in the Scientific Revolution, distinguished by the publication of two foundational texts that challenged prevailing medieval paradigms through empirical observation and mathematical reasoning: Nicolaus Copernicus's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, which posited a heliocentric universe with Earth orbiting the Sun, and Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica, an anatomical atlas derived from direct human dissections that corrected longstanding errors in Galenic doctrine.[1][2][3][4] These publications, released in Nuremberg and Basel respectively, marked a causal shift toward modern science by prioritizing verifiable data over scriptural or ancient authority, with Copernicus's model providing a mathematically simpler explanation for celestial motions despite initial resistance from geocentrists, and Vesalius's work enabling precise anatomical knowledge through woodcut illustrations of dissected cadavers.[5] The year also saw geopolitical developments, including the Portuguese-Ethiopian victory at the Battle of Wayna Daga against Adal Sultanate forces, bolstering Christian alliances in the Horn of Africa, and the Treaty of Greenwich between England and Scotland aimed at unification but ultimately rejected.[6][7] Notable births included Tokugawa Ieyasu on January 31, who would later establish the Tokugawa shogunate unifying Japan after centuries of civil war, while deaths encompassed Copernicus himself on May 24 and explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo on January 3 during his Pacific voyage.[8][9] Overall, 1543 exemplified the interplay of intellectual breakthroughs and global expansions that propelled Europe from Renaissance humanism toward empirical modernity.

Events

January–March

On January 3, Portuguese-born Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo died from complications of gangrene after injuring his leg during a skirmish with indigenous people near the California coast, marking the end of the first European exploration of that region.[10][11] On February 11, King Henry VIII of England and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V signed a treaty committing to a joint military campaign against France within two years, aimed at countering French ambitions in Europe.[12] On February 21, Ethiopian Emperor Galawdewos, supported by Portuguese musketeers and artillery under Cristóvão da Gama, decisively defeated the invading forces of the Adal Sultanate led by Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi at the Battle of Wayna Daga near Lake Tana, effectively ending the Ethiopian-Adal War and halting Muslim expansion into the Ethiopian highlands.[13] In early March, following political intrigue after the death of King James V, James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, was appointed governor and protector of Scotland during the minority of infant Queen Mary, with Cardinal David Beaton briefly imprisoned on charges related to the late king's will.[14][15]

April–June

In May 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus died in Frombork at the age of 70, shortly after the publication of his De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, which advanced the heliocentric theory positing the Sun at the center of the known universe rather than Earth.[16][17] His work, based on mathematical modeling and observations challenging Ptolemaic geocentric doctrine, marked a pivotal shift toward modern astronomy, though it faced initial resistance from prevailing Aristotelian and ecclesiastical views.[16] In June 1543, Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) published De humani corporis fabrica libri septem in Basel, a groundbreaking treatise featuring woodcut illustrations of human dissections that corrected errors in ancient texts by Galen and emphasized empirical observation over textual authority.[18] The seven-volume work detailed musculoskeletal, vascular, and nervous systems with unprecedented accuracy, derived from Vesalius' direct cadaver studies at the University of Padua, establishing standards for anatomical illustration and dissection that influenced medical science for centuries.[19] These publications, occurring amid the Renaissance's emphasis on direct inquiry, underscored 1543's significance in challenging inherited knowledge through evidence-based methods, with Vesalius' reliance on fresh cadavers contrasting Galen's animal-based extrapolations to humans.[18]

July–September

On July 1, England and Scotland signed the Treaty of Greenwich, which included provisions for peace between the two kingdoms and a proposed marriage alliance between the infant Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, and Edward, son of King Henry VIII, aimed at eventual dynastic union.[7] [20] On July 7, French forces under Francis I invaded Luxembourg as part of broader military campaigns in the Low Countries during the Italian War of 1542–1546.[7] [21] July 12 marked the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace, his sixth and final wife, who brought stability to the royal household amid ongoing religious and political tensions.[22] From late July to early August, Ottoman forces led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent besieged and captured Esztergom, a key fortress in Hungary, advancing imperial expansion in Central Europe following the partition of Hungary after Mohács. In August, French and Ottoman allied forces, numbering around 40,000, conducted the Siege of Nice from August 6 to 22, bombarding the city but ultimately agreeing to a truce that allowed French withdrawal without full conquest. The Ottoman fleet under Barbarossa then wintered in the French port of Toulon, housing 30,000 sailors and displacing locals through the winter of 1543-1544, with King Francis I promising compensation to the Toulonnais. This highlighted the fragile Franco-Ottoman alliance against Habsburg Emperor Charles V.[23] On August 22, Charles V's imperial army occupied Düren in the Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, pressuring Duke William the Rich amid the Guelders Wars and contributing to his eventual submission.[7] [24] In early September, David Beaton, Cardinal of St Andrews, ousted James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, as regent for the infant Queen Mary Stuart on September 3, consolidating pro-French Catholic influence in Scottish governance against English ambitions.[7] [25] September 9 saw the coronation of nine-month-old Mary Stuart as Queen of Scotland at Stirling Castle's Chapel Royal, a ceremony reinforcing Stewart legitimacy amid factional strife.[26] On September 12, the Treaty of Venlo was signed between Duke William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Charles V, ceding territories in the Lower Rhine region and neutralizing a potential French ally in the ongoing wars.[7]

October–December

On 6 October, the Parliament of Scotland elevated James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, to the French dukedom of Châtelherault, bolstering his authority as governor (regent) against internal challengers like Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, in the unstable aftermath of King James V's death. During the autumn months, French envoys, dispatched earlier in the year under instructions dated 25 June, conducted a diplomatic mission to Scotland to reaffirm ties under the Auld Alliance and counter English influence, navigating the regent's shifting allegiances amid pro-English and pro-French factions.[27] In November, military tensions persisted along the Anglo-Scottish border, with English forces under Henry VIII maintaining pressure following the earlier Battle of Solway Moss, though no major engagements occurred as diplomatic maneuvers dominated.[28] On 11 December, the Scottish Parliament decisively rejected the Treaties of Greenwich—signed in July to arrange a marriage between the infant Mary, Queen of Scots, and Prince Edward of England—and instead renewed the Auld Alliance with France, prioritizing continental support over union with England. This repudiation, driven by Regent Arran's reversal amid domestic opposition to English dominance, provoked Henry VIII to launch punitive raids and invasions, inaugurating the Rough Wooing (1543–1551), a series of cross-border campaigns aimed at enforcing the betrothal through coercion.[29][15][30][31]

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Nicolaus Copernicus's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium was published in Nuremberg by Johannes Petreius, presenting a heliocentric model where Earth and other planets orbit the Sun, challenging the prevailing Ptolemaic geocentric system.[32] The work, dedicated to Pope Paul III, included mathematical models and observations supporting the Copernican theory, though it retained some epicycles for accuracy.[33] Andreas Vesalius released De humani corporis fabrica libri septem in Basel through Joannes Oporinus, featuring woodcut illustrations of human dissections that corrected Galenic errors and established empirical anatomy.[18] The text emphasized direct observation over ancient authority, with detailed depictions of muscles, organs, and skeletons by artists like Jan van Calcar.[34] Martin Luther issued Von den Jüden und iren Lügen (On the Jews and Their Lies), a 65,000-word pamphlet urging expulsion, property confiscation, and synagogue destruction to counter perceived Jewish threats to Christianity.[35] Mikael Agricola printed Abckiria, the first book in Finnish, serving as a primer and catechism to promote Lutheran literacy in Finland.[36] The Lanterna di Genova lighthouse achieved its current form, standing 77 meters tall on a 40-meter base, aiding maritime navigation as one of Europe's tallest structures at the time.[37]

Births

Notable individuals

Tokugawa Ieyasu (31 January 1543 – 1 June 1616) was a Japanese daimyo who founded the Tokugawa shogunate, establishing a military government that ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 and brought over two centuries of relative peace and stability.[38] Kanō Eitoku (16 February 1543 – 12 October 1590) was a prominent Japanese painter of the Azuchi–Momoyama period, known for his bold, large-scale works in ink and color on paper and folding screens, which exemplified the Kanō school's style and influenced subsequent generations of artists.[39] Charles III (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as "the Great," succeeded as Duke of Lorraine in 1545 and pursued policies of economic reform, territorial expansion, and cultural patronage, including the founding of a university in Pont-à-Mousson.[40] François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières (1 April 1543 – 21 September 1626), was a French nobleman and soldier who rose to prominence during the Wars of Religion, initially supporting the Huguenots before switching allegiance to the French crown, eventually becoming Constable of France in 1622.[41]

Deaths

Notable individuals

Tokugawa Ieyasu (31 January 1543 – 1 June 1616) was a Japanese daimyo who founded the Tokugawa shogunate, establishing a military government that ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 and brought over two centuries of relative peace and stability.[38] Kanō Eitoku (16 February 1543 – 12 October 1590) was a prominent Japanese painter of the Azuchi–Momoyama period, known for his bold, large-scale works in ink and color on paper and folding screens, which exemplified the Kanō school's style and influenced subsequent generations of artists.[39] Charles III (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as "the Great," succeeded as Duke of Lorraine in 1545 and pursued policies of economic reform, territorial expansion, and cultural patronage, including the founding of a university in Pont-à-Mousson.[40] François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières (1 April 1543 – 21 September 1626), was a French nobleman and soldier who rose to prominence during the Wars of Religion, initially supporting the Huguenots before switching allegiance to the French crown, eventually becoming Constable of France in 1622.[41] | 1542 | 1543 | 1544 |

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