Andreas Vesalius anatomist, physician and author, known for anatomist, physician and author, died on 1564-10-02. Andries van Wezel (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564), latinized as Andreas Vesalius (), was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books), which is considered one of the most influential books on human anatomy and a major advance over the long-dominant work of Galen. Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy.
Andreas Vesalius dies
Andreas Vesalius anatomist, physician and author, known for anatomist, physician and author, died on 1564-10-02.
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Andreas Vesalius is Anatomist, physician and author.
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Council of Trent holds its last session after 18 years, the last ecumenical council for more than 300 years
Council of Trent holds its last session after 18 years, the last ecumenical council for more than 300 years
Russian troops occupy Polotsk Lithuania
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British composer William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, England
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Peace of Amboise: Rights for Huguenots
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Events After
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First permanent European settlement in the US is founded in St. Augustine, Florida
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The Deccan sultanates is a historiographical term referring to five medieval Indian Persianate Muslim kingdoms on the Deccan Plateau between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range.
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