Deaths on March 19

Michael Weiße

Died on March 19, 1534

Michael Weiße, German theologian (b. c. 1488)

Michael Weiße or Weisse (c. 1488 – 19 March 1534) was a German theologian, Protestant reformer and hymn writer. First a Franciscan, he joined the Bohemian Brethren. He published the most extensive early Protestant hymnal in 1531, supplying most hymn texts and some tunes himself. One of his hymns was used in Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion.

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9 Jun

Saint Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier is the first European to discover the Saint Lawrence River.
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.

Deaths on March 19

Michael Weiße

Died on March 19, 1534

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