Historical Events In 1520

Jan 01   Franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer.   

Jan 18   Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde.   

Jan 18   Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde   

Jan 19   Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund   

Mar 01   Smallpox Epidemic in Mexico killing 5-8 million (40% of population) people   

Apr 06   Raphael artist dies on his 37th birthday   

Apr 06   Raphael [Sanzio], artist (Sistine Madonna), dies on his 37th birthday   

Jun 06   France and England sign treaty of Scotland   

Jun 15   Pope threatens to toss Luther out of Catholic Church   

Jun 30   Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, killed.   

Jun 30   Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs   

Jul 10   King Charles V and King Henry VIII signs treaty of Calais   

Jul 14   Battle of Otumba Mexico: Hernan Cortes and Tlascala's vs Aztecs.   

Aug 01   Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

Sep 13   William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier.   

Sep 21   Selam I Jawuz, the Barse, poet/cruel sultan of Turkey, dies   

Sep 22   Selim I, captured Baghdad/Sultan of Turkey (1512-20), dies at 53   

Sep 30   Suleiman I succeeds his father Selam I as sultan of Turkey.   

Oct 07   1st public burning of books in Netherlands, in Louvain.   

Oct 15   King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall   

Oct 21   Ferdinand Magellen arrives at Tierra Del Fuego (Pacific Ocean)   

Oct 21   Magellan entered the strait which bears his name.   

Oct 23   King Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V   

Oct 28   Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter.   

Nov 04   Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden   

Nov 08   Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people   

Nov 09   Swedish King Christian II executes 600 nobles.   

Nov 20   Friesland hit by heavy hail storm   

Nov 28   Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean.   

Dec 10   In this year, Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict formally claims he recant   

Jan 01   Franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

Aug 10   In the year 1520 birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

Sep 13   William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier was born on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1520 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

Apr 06   In the year 1520 raphael [Sanzio], artist (Sistine Madonna), dies on his 37th birthday   

Jun 24   Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) died on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, killed died in the year 1520.   

Sep 21   In the year 1520 selam I Jawuz, the Barse, poet/cruel sultan of Turkey, dies   

Sep 22   Selim I, captured Baghdad/Sultan of Turkey (1512-20), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1520 death of pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter