Historical Events In 1521

Aug 13   Cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire in the year 1521.  

Aug 13   Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) in the year 1521.  

Aug 27   Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 28   On this day in history turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade  

Aug 29   The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade on this day in history.  

Sep 29   In the year 1521 turkish troops occupy Belgrade  

Oct 11   In the year 1521 pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"  

Oct 24   Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1521.  

Oct 25   Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

Nov 19   In the year 1521 battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France & occupy Milan  

Nov 20   On this day in history arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine  

Dec 01   Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Dec 13   In the year 1521 manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52  

Dec 13   In the year 1521 sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

Dec 27   On this day in history "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg  

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Mar 21   On this day in history birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)  

Mar 21   On this day in history birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)  

Apr 18   Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born on this day in history.  

May 08   Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born in the year 1521.  

Aug 04   Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born in the year 1521.  

Aug 19   In the year 1521 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)  

Dec 01   In the year 1521 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

Dec 13   Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born in the year 1521.  

Apr 20   In the year 1521 death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)  

Apr 22   Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded died in the year 1521.  

Apr 27   On this day in history death of ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50  

May 10   On this day in history death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)  

May 17   Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) died on this day in history.  

May 28   On this day in history willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62  

Jun 15   On this day in history death of tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)  

Jul 15   Juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458) died in the year 1521.