Historical Events In 1506
Saturday, 21 February 2026
Jan 22 The inaugural contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrive at the Vatican. 


Feb 11 Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau. 


Apr 07 Francis Xavier, saint/Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, and Japan 


Apr 18 The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid 


Apr 30 Philip of Bourgondy and England sign trade agreement. 


May 19 Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir. 


May 20 Christopher Columbus dies in poverty in Spain 


May 20 Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 


May 29 Earl Willem I van Nassau-Dillenburg weds countess Walburg van Egmont 


Jul 01 Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26). 


Aug 08 Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86. 


Sep 13 Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter 


Sep 25 Felipe I, the handsome, King of Castile (Spain) (1504-06), dies. 


Oct 07 Pope Julius II and France occupy Bologna 


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