Births on August 29

Nicholas Pieck

Born on August 29, 1534

Nicholas Pieck, Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr (d. 1572)

Nicholas Pieck, O.F.M., "Nicolaas" or "Claes Pieck" in Dutch, was a Franciscan friar who was one of a group of Catholic clergy and lay brothers, the Martyrs of Gorkum, who were executed for refusal to renounce their faith in 1572.

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Events on 1534

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.