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1540s

Centuries:
15th century - 16th century - 17th century
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1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s
Years:
1540 1541 1542 1543 1544 1545 1546 1547 1548 1549

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* 1541 Hernando de Soto is the first European to see the Mississippi River.
* 1542 The first contact of Japan with the West
* 1543 The invasion of Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi is finally defeated by a joint Ethiopia-Portuguese force.



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