Today in History for Year 1503

Months in Year 1503: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 10 of 10

Jan 20th - Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs
Feb 13th - Disfida di Barletta - Famous challenge between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta.
Feb 18th - Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII)
Apr 28th - Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
May 10th - Columbus discovers Cayman Islands
Sep 13th - Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.
Oct 30th - Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians
Nov 11th - Pope Julius II elected
Dec 27th - Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
Dec 29th - Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 12 of 12

Jan 11th - Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)
Mar 10th - Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)
Mar 19th - Benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)
Mar 22nd - Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (d. 1583)
Jun 1st - Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col
Jun 28th - Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)
Jun 30th - Johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47)
Jul 23rd - Anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547)
Aug 12th - Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)
Oct 23rd - Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)
Nov 17th - Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)
Dec 14th - Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], Saint-Rémy-de-Provence,France, astrologist/prophet (Les Propheties), (d. 1566)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 9 of 9

Feb 4th - Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies
Feb 11th - Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday
Feb 15th - Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies
May 20th - Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)
Aug 18th - Alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies
Oct 18th - Pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies
Nov 23rd - Bona of Savoy, Italian noblewoman (b. 1449)
Nov 23rd - Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1446)
Dec 28th - Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)