Today in History for Year 1501

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Historical Events

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Jan 14th - Martin Luther, age 17, enters the University of Erfurt.
Jan 17th - Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna
Apr 23rd - Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral & 6 ships return to Lisbon
May 20th - Joao da Nova Castell discovers Ascension Islands
Jul 15th - Explorer Pedro Cabral back in Lisbon
Jul 27th - Copernicus formally installed as canon of Frauenberg Cathedral
Oct 13th - Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII sign Treaty of Trente
Oct 15th - English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon
Nov 4th - Philip de Blank & Juana "la Loca" depart to Spain

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 7 of 7

Jan 16th - Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)
Jan 17th - Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)
Feb 24th - Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)
May 6th - Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)
Jul 18th - Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)
Sep 24th - Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)
Nov 25th - Yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570)

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 5 of 5

Jan 3rd - Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59
Mar 20th - Jean Carondelet, lawyer/chancellor of Burgundy (1480-96), dies at 72
May 22nd - Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66
Jun 17th - Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies
Sep 25th - Dzore Drzic, Croatish poet, dies


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