Deaths on July 30

Robert Barnes (martyr)

Died on July 30, 1540

Robert Barnes, English martyr and reformer (b. 1495)

Robert Barnes (c. 1495 – 30 July 1540) was an English reformer and martyr.

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Robert Barnes (martyr)

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23 Mar

Henry VIII of England
Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
27 Sep

Pope Paul III
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.