Historical Events In 1516
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Jan 23 Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 


Feb 18 Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58) 


Mar 13 Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 


Mar 17 Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37. 


Apr 06 A Willaert installed as singer of cardinal Ippolito I d'Este 


Apr 10 1st ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice. 


Jul 30 Johan V Nassau, earl of Nassau-Vianden/Dietz, dies. 


Aug 09 Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66. 


Aug 13 Kings Charles I and Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons 


Aug 21 John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78 


Aug 24 Battle at Aleppo: Turks beat Syria. 


Oct 28 Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza 


Nov 29 Treaty of Freiburg] French/Swiss "eternal" peace treaty 


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