Historical Events
Cartier Returns to France
Jul 9 French navigator Jacques Cartier returns to Saint-Malo, France from his exploration of what is now Canada
Ten Articles
Jul 11 The Convocation of the clergy subscribe to the Ten Articles, beliefs of the English Church under Henry VIII
Famous Deaths
Erasmus (1466-1536)
Jul 12 Dutch humanist and theologian (The Praise of Folly), dies at 69