Important Historical Events of the year 1534, Year 1534 in History

List of 1534 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1534

What happened in the year 1534?

Date Event
February 11, 1534 Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
May 10, 1534 Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
June 9, 1534 Jacques Cartier is the first European to describe and map the Saint Lawrence River.
June 29, 1534 Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
July 4, 1534 Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
July 7, 1534 Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
July 24, 1534 French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
August 15, 1534 Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
October 17, 1534 Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
November 3, 1534 English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
December 6, 1534 The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.