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1543

In 1543: 4 events across 4 regions, including Hernando de Soto’s expedition into the interior of North America, Publication of Copernicus’s De revolutionibus, Portuguese on Tanegashima — the first Europeans in Japan.

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Events

Western and Central Europe

Publication of Copernicus’s De revolutionibus1543

Africa

Ethiopian–Adal WarMarch 1529 – 21 February 1543

East Asia

Portuguese on Tanegashima — the first Europeans in Japan1543

North America

Hernando de Soto’s expedition into the interior of North America30 May 1539 – September 1543