1538
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1500s 1510s 1520s – 1530s – 1540s 1550s 1560s |
| Years: | 1535 1536 1537 – 1538 – 1539 1540 1541 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1538 MDXXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2291 |
| Armenian calendar | 987 ԹՎ ՋՁԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6288 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1459–1460 |
| Bengali calendar | 945 |
| Berber calendar | 2488 |
| English Regnal year | 29 Hen. 8 – 30 Hen. 8 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2082 |
| Burmese calendar | 900 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7046–7047 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 4234 or 4174 — to — 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 4235 or 4175 |
| Coptic calendar | 1254–1255 |
| Discordian calendar | 2704 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1530–1531 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5298–5299 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1594–1595 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1459–1460 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4638–4639 |
| Holocene calendar | 11538 |
| Igbo calendar | 538–539 |
| Iranian calendar | 916–917 |
| Islamic calendar | 944–945 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenbun 7 (天文７年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1456–1457 |
| Julian calendar | 1538 MDXXXVIII |
| Korean calendar | 3871 |
| Minguo calendar | 374 before ROC 民前374年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 70 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2080–2081 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 1664 or 1283 or 511 — to — 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 1665 or 1284 or 512 |
1538 (MDXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1538th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 538th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 16th century, and the 9th year of the 1530s decade. As of the start of 1538, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- October 28 – The first university of the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is founded.