1540
This page lists news articles and events for the year 1540.
Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.
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| Years: | 1537 | 1538 | 1539 | 1540 | 1541 | 1542 | 1543 |
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- Event: Death of German alchemist and magician Dr. Johann Georg Faust, the possible inspiration for the Faust legend.
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