Famous Deaths Happened In 1521
Sunday, 06 July 2025
Apr 20 Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) died in the year 1521.
Apr 22 Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded died in the year 1521.
Apr 27 Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50 died on this day in history.
May 10 In the year 1521 death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)
May 17 Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) died in the year 1521.
May 28 In the year 1521 willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62
Jun 15 Tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442) died in the year 1521.
Jul 15 On this day in history death of juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458)
Aug 27 Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies in the year 1521.
Oct 24 In the year 1521 robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57
Dec 01 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 in the year 1521.
Dec 13 Manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52 in the year 1521.