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      The papal conclave decide on a successor to Pope Paul III, going into session in the Apostolic Palace in Rome with 51 cardinal electors.Participants at the papal conclave agree to elect the next Pope by secret ballot.

      Robert Kett is hanged from the walls of Norwich Castle after being found guilty of treason for leading Kett’s Rebellion. His brother William is hanged from the walls of Wymondham Abbey on the same day.

      Ottoman Empire Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent abandons his campaign against Safavid Iran after 21 months, during which he was unable to proceed further than Tabriz.