Explore 74 historical events from 1500–1509.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening…
Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer, early European explorer of the Americas (born 1451)
The Lisbon massacre started on Sunday, 19 April 1506 in Lisbon when a crowd of churchgoers attacked and killed several people in the congregation whom they suspected were Jews. The…
In Lisbon, Portugal, a crowd began a massacre of Jews who had been forced to convert to Christianity
The 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake occurred on 6 June 1505 and had an estimated magnitude between 8.2 and 8.8 making it one of the largest earthquakes in Nepalese history. The earthqua…
The M8
Levinus Lemnius was a Dutch physician and author.
Levinus Lemnius, Dutch writer (died 1568)
The Hongzhi Emperor, personal name Zhu Youcheng, was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1487 to 1505. He succeeded his father, the Chenghua Emperor.
Hongzhi Emperor of China (born 1470)
Francesco Primaticcio was an Italian Mannerist painter, architect and sculptor who spent most of his career in France.
Francesco Primaticcio, Italian painter (died 1570)
Stanislaus Hosius was a Polish Roman Catholic cardinal. From 1551 he was the Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Warmia in Royal Prussia, and from 1558, he served as the papal legate…
Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (died 1579)
Antun Vrančić or Antonio Veranzio was a Croatian prelate, writer, diplomat and Archbishop of Esztergom in the 16th century. Antun Vrančić was from the Dalmatian town of Šibenik, th…
Antun Vrančić, Croatian archbishop (died 1573)
Heinrich Bullinger was a Swiss Reformer and theologian, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Church of Zürich and a pastor at the Grossmünster. One of the most importan…
Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss pastor and reformer (died 1575)
Engelbert II of Nassau, Engelbrecht in Dutch, was count of Nassau and Vianden and lord of Breda, Lek, Diest, Roosendaal, Nispen and Wouw. He was a soldier and courtier, for some ti…
Engelbert II of Nassau (born 1451)
Bernhard Walther was a German merchant, humanist and astronomer based in Nuremberg, Germany.
Bernhard Walther, German astronomer and humanist (born 1430)
Stephen III, better known as Stephen the Great, was Voivode of Moldavia from 1457 until his death. He was one of the most prominent rulers of late medieval Eastern Europe, noted fo…
Stephen III of Moldavia (born 1434)
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG was an English nobleman. He was the stepfather of King Henry VII of England. He was the eldest son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley and Jo…
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (born 1435)
The Battle of Cerignola was fought on 28 April 1503 between Spanish and French armies outside the town of Cerignola, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) …
The Battle of Cerignola is fought
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening…
Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there
Henry II, nicknamed Sangüesino because he was born in Sangüesa, was the King of Navarre from 1517. The kingdom had been reduced to a small territory north of the Pyrenees mountains…
Henry II of Navarre (died 1555)
Giovanni della Casa was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society. He is celebrated for his famous treatise on polite behavior, Il Ga…
Giovanni della Casa, Italian author and poet (died 1556)
John Frederick I was the Prince-Elector and Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire (1532–1547) from the Ernestine branch of the Saxon ruling House of Wettin, who initially governed …
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (died 1554)
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica, was Queen of Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary and Archduchess of Austria as the wife of King Ferdinand I.
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (died 1547)
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, nicknamed the Popolano, was an Italian banker and politician, the brother of Giovanni il Popolano. He belonged to the junior branch of the Hous…
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, Italian banker and politician (born 1463)
Sir Reginald Bray was an English administrator and statesman. He was the Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster under Henry VII, briefly Treasurer of the Excheque…
Reginald Bray, English architect and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1440)
Pierre d'Aubusson was a Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, and a zealous opponent of the Ottoman Empire.
Pierre d'Aubusson, Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes (born 1423)
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening…
Christopher Columbus sets of from Cádiz for his fourth voyage
Georg Major was a Lutheran theologian of the Protestant Reformation.
Georg Major, German theologian and academic (died 1574)