Page 2: Historical Events In 1521

Aug 13   In the year 1521 cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire   

Aug 13   In the year 1521 spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs   

Aug 19   In the year 1521 lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

Aug 27   In the year 1521 josquin Des Prez, composer, dies   

Aug 28   Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade in the year 1521.   

Aug 29   In the year 1521 the Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.   

Sep 28   Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade on this day in history.   

Sep 29   Turkish troops occupy Belgrade in the year 1521.   

Oct 11   On this day in history pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"   

Oct 24   Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1521.   

Oct 25   Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam in the year 1521.   

Nov 19   Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France & occupy Milan on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1521 arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine   

Dec 01   Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 in the year 1521.   

Dec 13   Manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52 in the year 1521.   

Dec 13   On this day in history sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

Dec 27   In the year 1521 "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg   

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Mar 21   In the year 1521 birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)   

Mar 21   On this day in history birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)   

Apr 18   In the year 1521 birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)   

May 08   Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born in the year 1521.   

Aug 04   In the year 1521 birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

Aug 19   On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

Dec 01   In the year 1521 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

Dec 13   Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) died on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded died in the year 1521.   

Apr 27   On this day in history death of ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50   

May 10   Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) died on this day in history.   

May 17   Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) died in the year 1521.   

May 28   Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 in the year 1521.   

Jun 15   Tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442) died on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1521 death of juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458)