1545 - Definition and Overview

Years: 1542 1543 1544 - 1545 - 1546 1547 1548
Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces
December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563)

Births

Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Italian (Ferrarese) composer of madrigals, also an organist and influential teacher
Giulio Caccini, Italian (Florentine) composer, sometimes called the founder of opera

Deaths

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