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1521
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1522
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1523
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1525
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Centuries
:
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17th century
Events
January 9
- Adrian Dedens becomes
Pope Adrian VI
.
February 26
-
Execution
by
hanging
of
Cuauhtmoc
,
Aztec
ruler of
Tenochtitlan
under orders of
conquistador
Hernn Corts
.
April 22
-
Battle of Bicocca
- French and Swiss forces under
Odet de Lautrec
are defeated by the Spanish in their attempt to retake Milan, and are forced to withdraw into Venetian territory.
July 28
- Beginning of Ottoman Sultan
Suleiman I's
siege of the
Knights of St. John
in
Rhodes
.
September 6
- The
Vittoria
, one of the surviving ships of
Ferdinand Magellan
's expedition, returns to
Sanlcar de Barrameda
in
Spain
, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.
December 18
- The Turks finally break into
Rhodes
, but the Knights continue fierce resistance in the streets.
December 20
-
Suleiman the Magnificent
accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually re-settle on
Malta
and become known as the
Knights of Malta
.
First
Diet of Nuremberg
.
The third edition of the
Textus Receptus
is published.
Births
March 28
-
Albert The Warlike
Catharine de Ricci
Deaths
February 26
-
Cuauhtmoc
,
Aztec
ruler of
Tenochtitlan
(executed).
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