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:
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Events
January 18
- King
Christian II of Denmark
and
Norway
defeats the
Swedes
at Lake Asunde.
June
-
Moctezuma II
,
Aztec
ruler of
Tenochtitlan
is declared deposed due to his captivity by
conquistador
Hernn Corts
. His brother
Cuitlhuac
rises to the throne.
June 7
-
Field of Cloth of Gold
. Famous meeting between King
Henry VIII of England
and King
Francis I of France
.
July 1
- The forces of
Cuitlhuac
,
Aztec
ruler of
Tenochtitlan
gain a major victory against the forces
conquistador
Hernn Corts
. This
La Noche Triste
(Night of Sorrow), results in the death of about 400 conquistadors and some 2,000 of their
Native American
allies. However Corts and the most skilled of his men manage to escape and later regroup.
September 22
-
Suleiman I
succeeds his father
Selim I
as
Sultan
of the
Ottoman Empire
.
October
-
Cuitlhuac
,
Aztec
ruler of
Tenochtitlan
dies from
smallpox
. He is succeeded by his nephew
Cuauhtmoc
.
November 8
-
Stockholm Bloodbath
begins: A successful invasion of
Sweden
by
Danish
forces under the command of
Christian II of Denmark
results in the execution of around 100 persons (mostly nobility and clergy involved in the previous Swedish war effort).
November 28
- After navigating through the
South American
strait
, three ships under the command of
Portuguese
explorer
Ferdinand Magellan
reach the
Pacific Ocean
, becoming the first
Europeans
to sail from the
Atlantic Ocean
to the Pacific (the strait was later named the
Strait of Magellan
).
Births
August 1
- King
Sigismund II Augustus of Poland
August 10
-
Madeleine de Valois
, princess of France, Queen of Scotland (d.
1537
)
Choi Hyong Ung
(known as
Seosan
) in
Joseon
Jean Ribault
, French navigator, in
Dieppe
Vincenzo Galilei
, Italian music theorist, lutenist and composer, member of
Florentine Camerata
and father of
Galileo Galilei
Deaths
February 5
-
Sten Sture the younger
,
viceroy
of
Sweden
April 6
-
Rafael
,
Italian
painter and architect
July
-
Moctezuma II
, deposed
Aztec
ruler of
Tenochtitlan
.
September 22
-
Ottoman Sultan
Selim I
October
-
Cuitlhuac
,
Aztec
ruler of
Tenochtitlan
(
smallpox
).
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