Events from 1536

Spain establishes quiebra (bankruptcy) procedures - automatic stay on creditor actions, elected syndics manage estate

St. John of God born - future founder of Brothers Hospitallers - Will show charity transcends Protestant faith-alone theology

Danish Reformation - Christian III makes Denmark Lutheran after civil war, confiscates Church property

Paracelsus publishes 'Die grosse Wundartzney' (The Great Surgery Book) in Augsburg, his first major success bringing him fame