Births on February 19

Froben Christoph of Zimmern

Born on February 19, 1519

Froben Christoph of Zimmern, Author of the Zimmern Chronicle (d. 1566)

Count Froben Christoph of Zimmern (19 February 1519 – 27 November 1566) was the author of the Zimmern Chronicle and a member of the von Zimmern family of Swabian nobility.

This article is based primarily on Beat Rudolf Jenny's biography of him.

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22 Apr

Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.
10 Jul

Prince of Ning rebellion
Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads his army north in an attempt to capture Nanjing.
20 Aug

Prince of Ning rebellion
Philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor.