Deaths on April 20

Elizabeth Barton

Died on April 20, 1534

Elizabeth Barton, English nun and martyr (b. 1506)

Elizabeth Barton (1506 – 20 April 1534), known as "The Nun of Kent", "The Holy Maid of London", "The Holy Maid of Kent" and later "The Mad Maid of Kent", was an English Catholic nun. She was executed as a result of her prophecies against the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn.

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24 Jul

Francis I of France
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.
15 Aug

Society of Jesus
Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.