Page 2: Historical Events In 1521

Aug 13   Cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire on this day in history.   

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   Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1521.   

Sep 29   Turkish troops occupy Belgrade in the year 1521.   

Oct 11   Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith" on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1521.   

Nov 20   Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine in the year 1521.   

Dec 01   Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 13   In the year 1521 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   In the year 1521 birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)   

Apr 18   Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born in the year 1521.   

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

Aug 04   Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born in the year 1521.   

Dec 01   On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

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

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

Apr 22   On this day in history death of juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded   

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

May 10   In the year 1521 death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

May 17   Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1521.   

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