Deaths on June 19

Leo Jud

Died on June 19, 1542

Leo Jud, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1482)

Leo Jud (; also Leo Juda, Leo Judä, Leo Judas, Leonis Judae, Ionnes Iuda, Leo Keller; 1482 – 19 June 1542), known to his contemporaries as Meister Leu, was a Swiss reformer who worked with Huldrych Zwingli in Zürich.

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Events on 1542

6 May

Old Goa
Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
28 Aug

Battle of Wofla
Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-57): Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
7 Oct

Santa Catalina Island, California
Explorer Cabrillo discovers Santa Catalina Island off of the California coast.

Deaths on June 19

Leo Jud

Died on June 19, 1542

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Old Goa

Battle of Wofla

Santa Catalina Island, California