Historical Events
Henry VIII Excommunicated
Jul 11 Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII
Death of Atahualpa
Jul 26 Francisco Pizarro orders the death of the last Sapa Inca Emperor, Atahualpa
Famous Deaths
- Jul 6 Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57
Atahualpa (c. 1502-1533)
Jul 26 last Sapa Inca Emperor, garroted by order of Francisco Pizarro at about 52
