1529
| Years: 1526 1527 1528 - 1529 - 1530 1531 1532 | |
| Decades: 1490s 1500s 1510s - 1520s - 1530s 1540s 1550s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas.
- May 10 - The Turkish army under Suleiman I leaves Constantinople to once again invade Hungary.
- September 8 - Recapture of Buda by the invading Turkish forces.
- September 23 - Vienna is besieged by Turkish forces.
- October 15 - With the season growing late, Suleiman abandons the siege.
- Emperor Charles V and Francis I of France sign the Treaty of Cambrai, or the "Ladies' Peace". Francis abandons his claims in Italy, but is allowed to retain Burgundy.
- Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, fails to bring about the divorce and annulment Henry VIII had sought and is forced to resign.
- Aylesbury is granted the county town of Buckinghamshire in England by King Henry VIII.
- Stephen Báthory becomes governor of Transylvania.
- Boromrajathira IV succeeds Rama Thibodi II as king of Ayutthaya.
- Fluorine is first described by Georg Agricola.
- Giorgio Vasari visits Rome.
- Pietro Bembo becomes historiographer of Venice.
- Heinrich Bullinger becomes pastor of Bremgarten.
- Diet of Speyer takes place
Births
- June 7 - Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and writer (died 1615)
- June 14 - Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria, regent of Tyrol and Further Austria (died 1595)
- Joan Boyle, mother of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (died 1586)
- Titu Cusi, Inca ruler of Vilcabamba (died 1571)
- Giambologna, Italian sculptor (died 1608)
- Francesco Patrizzi, Italian philosopher and scientist (died 1597)
- John Shakespeare, glover and farmer, father of William Shakespeare (died 1601)
- Henry Sidney, lord deputy of Ireland (died 1586)
- Michal Wisniowiecki, prince at Wiśniowiec (died 1584)
- Taddeo Zuccaro, Italian painter (died 1566)
Deaths
- February 2 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (born 1478)
- June 21 - John Skelton, English poet (born 1460)
- George Blaurock, founder of Anabaptist church in Zurich (born 1491)
- Ludwig Haetzer, German protestant reformer (executed)
- Krishnadevaraya, Vijaynagar emperor
- Silvio Passerini, cardinal of Cortona and lord of Florence (born 1469)
- Andrea Sansovino, Italian sculptor (born 1467)
- Lo Spagna, Italian painter
- Petrus Särkilahti, Finnish Lutheran and scientist
- Peter Vischer the Elder, German sculptor (born 1455)
- Wang Yangming, Ming Chinese idealist Neo-Confucian scholar–official (born 1472)