Timeline October 1542

Events in October 1542 3

• 1503 – 1542 Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542) Died 11 October 1542, aged 39 Thomas Wyatt was an English poet and diplomat credited with introducing the sonnet form into English poetry. A courtier under Henry VIII, he survived imprisonment in the Tower of London after being linked to Anne Boleyn's downfall. He died of a fever while on a diplomatic mission for the king.
• 1542 Siege of Pest Habsburg-led army fails to retake Pest from the Ottomans A large Imperial army under Joachim II of Brandenburg besieged the Ottoman-held town of Pest as part of the Little War in Hungary. Poor coordination and logistics forced the Habsburg coalition to abandon the siege within weeks. The failure left Ottoman control of central Hungary intact.
• 1542 Birth of Akbar Future Mughal emperor born in exile Akbar, who would become the third Mughal emperor and one of the greatest rulers of Indian history, was born in Umerkot in present-day Sindh, Pakistan, while his father Humayun was in exile. He ascended the throne in 1556 and went on to vastly expand and consolidate Mughal rule. His reign is remembered for administrative reform and religious tolerance.