Historical Events In 1521

Aug 13   In the year 1521 cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire  

Aug 13   In the year 1521 spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs  

Aug 19   On this day in history lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)  

Aug 27   Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies in the year 1521.  

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

Aug 29   In the year 1521 the Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.  

Sep 28   Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade in the year 1521.  

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   In the year 1521 emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam  

Nov 19   Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France & occupy Milan on this day in history.  

Nov 20   Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine in the year 1521.  

Dec 01   Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 in the year 1521.  

Dec 13   On this day in history manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52  

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

Dec 27   In the year 1521 "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg  

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Mar 21   Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21   Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18   In the year 1521 birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)  

May 08   In the year 1521 birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint  

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

Aug 19   On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)  

Dec 01   On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

Dec 13   On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

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

Apr 22   In the year 1521 death of juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded  

Apr 27   In the year 1521 death of ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50  

May 10   Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) died in the year 1521.  

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

May 28   Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

Jun 15   In the year 1521 death of tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)  

Jul 15   On this day in history death of juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458)