Page 2: Historical Events In 1521

Aug 13   Cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire   

Aug 13   Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs   

Aug 19   Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

Aug 27   Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies.   

Aug 28   Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade   

Aug 29   The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.   

Sep 28   Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade   

Sep 29   Turkish troops occupy Belgrade.   

Oct 11   Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"   

Oct 24   Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57   

Oct 25   Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam.   

Nov 19   Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France and occupy Milan.   

Nov 20   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.   

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

Dec 13   Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

Dec 27   "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg   

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Mar 21   Mauritius: Duke/nice monarch of saksen (1547-53)   

Mar 21   Maurice: Elector of saxony    

Apr 18   Francois de coligny: Ruler of van andelot, french general (jarnac)   

May 08   Peter canisius: [pieter de hondt/kanijs], jesuit/saint   

Aug 04   Pope urban vii: Pope urban vii (d. 1590)   

Aug 19   Lodovico guicciardini: Italian historian (descrittione di tutti)   

Dec 01   Takeda shingen: Japanese warlord   

Dec 13   Sixtus v: [felice peretti/"montalto"], bishop of fermo/pope (1585-90)   

Apr 20   Zhengde: Emperor of china (b. 1491)   

Apr 22   Juan de padilla: Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded   

Apr 27   Ferdinand magellan: World traveler, killed by filipino natives at 50   

May 10   Sebastian brant: Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

May 17   Edward stafford: 3rd duke of buckingham, english politician (b. 1478)   

May 28   Willem van croij: Duke of soria,   

Jun 15   Tamás bakócz. hungarian catholic cardinal and statesman: Tamás bakócz. hungarian catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)   

Jul 15   Juan ponce de león: Spanish explorer (b. 1458)