1545
| 1545 • In Ming Dynasty China a large failure of the harvest in Henan province occurs due to excessive rainfall, which drives up the price of wheat and forces many to flee their rural counties; those who stay behind are forced to survive by eating leaves, bark, and human flesh. |
1590
Age: 45y
birth of childPieter Janszoon Quackenbosch Holland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1590 • The Neulengbach earthquake causes significant damage and some loss of life in Lower Austria and Vienna; the effects are felt as far as Bohemia and Silesia. |