What Happened in 1543

Titian Paints his Portrait of the Vendramin Family

The Portrait of the Vendramin Family is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, executed around 1543-1547. It is in the National... Read more

Nicolaus Copernicus Dies

Copernicus died in Frombork on 24 May 1543. Legend has it that the first printed copy of De revolutionibus was placed in his hands on the very day... Read more