Historical Events In 1502
Monday, 16 March 2026
Jan 01 Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies. 


Jan 01 Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro. 


Jan 10 Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) 


Jan 20 The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is inaugural explored. 


Feb 01 Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies 


Feb 12 Granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism 


Feb 12 Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism. 


Feb 25 Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats government machine. 


Feb 25 Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats govt machine. 


Mar 11 Tebriz shah Ismail I of Persia crowned 


Mar 11 Tebriz] shah Ismail I of Persia crowned 


Apr 02 Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies 


Apr 15 Jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies 


May 06 James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed). 


May 09 Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 


May 11 Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies" 


May 21 Portuguese Admiral Da Nova discovers St Helena 


Jun 07 Gregory XIII, Pope, introduced Gregorian calendar in 1582. 


Jun 19 Emperor Maximilian I and England sign treaty of Antwerp 


Jul 27 Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer. 


Aug 04 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer 


Aug 08 Jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor 


Sep 18 Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage 


Oct 16 Storm ravages Friese coast 


Oct 30 Vasco da Gama returns to Calicut for the second time. 


Dec 23 Margaretha, English princess of Burgundy, dies at 57 


Dec 31 Cesare Borgia (son of pope Alexander VI) occupies Urbino 


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