Historical Events In 1513

Jan 20   Christian II succeeds Johan I as Danish/Norwegian king   

Feb 08   Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao and Bonaire), dies   

Feb 14   Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer.   

Feb 21   Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69.   

Mar 11   Giovanni de' Medici chosen Pope Leo X   

Mar 27   Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida   

Apr 02   Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon.   

Apr 08   Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain   

Apr 08   The spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovers Florida in what is now the USA.   

Jun 06   Battle at Novara: Habsburgers vs Valois   

Jul 09   John van Hembyze, Flemish calvinist   

Jul 20   Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

Aug 16   Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian and Henry VIII beat France   

Sep 09   Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland.   

Sep 09   James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513), dies in battle at 40   

Sep 23   King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik   

Sep 25   Vasco Nunez de Balboa is 1st European to see Pacific Ocean.   

Oct 07   Battle of La Motta: Spanish troops under Ramón de Cardona defeat the Venetians.   

Oct 29   Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

Dec 25   Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

Feb 14   Domenico maria ferrabosco: Italian composer   

Jul 09   John van hembyze: Flemish calvinist   

Jul 20   Gaspar schetz: Dutch treasurer-general   

Sep 24   Catherine of saxe-lauenburg: Queen of sweden   

Oct 29   Jacques amyot: French humanist/translator/abbot of bellozanne   

Dec 23   Thomas smith: English diplomat and scholar    

Feb 08   Alonso de ojeda: Spanish explorer (curacao & bonaire),    

Feb 21   Julius ii: [giuliano dellea rovere], pope (1503-13),   

Mar 10   John de vere: 13th earl of oxford, english commander (b. 1443)   

Sep 09   James iv: King of scotland (1488-1513),   

Dec 25   Johannes amerbach: Swiss publisher/printer,