Famous Personalities Born In 1521

Mar 21 Mauritius: Duke/nice monarch of saksen (1547-53)  

Mar 21 Maurice: Elector of saxony  

Apr 18 Francois de coligny: Ruler of van andelot, french general (jarnac)  

May 08 Peter canisius: [pieter de hondt/kanijs], jesuit/saint  

Aug 04 Pope urban vii: Pope urban vii (d. 1590)  

Aug 19 Lodovico guicciardini: Italian historian (descrittione di tutti)  

Dec 01 Takeda shingen: Japanese warlord  

Dec 13 Sixtus v: [felice peretti/"montalto"], bishop of fermo/pope (1585-90)  

Apr 20 Zhengde: Emperor of china (b. 1491)  

Apr 22 Juan de padilla: Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded  

Apr 27 Ferdinand magellan: World traveler, killed by filipino natives at 50  

May 10 Sebastian brant: Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)  

May 17 Edward stafford: 3rd duke of buckingham, english politician (b. 1478)  

May 28 Willem van croij: Duke of soria,  

Jun 15 Tamás bakócz. hungarian catholic cardinal and statesman: Tamás bakócz. hungarian catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)  

Jul 15 Juan ponce de león: Spanish explorer (b. 1458)