Explore 78 historical events from 1510–1519.
Emperor Ōgimachi was the 106th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 17, 1557, to his abdication on December 17, 1586, corre…
Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (died 1593)
Rembert Dodoens was a Flemish physician and botanist, also known under his Latinized name Rembertus Dodonaeus. He has been called the father of botany. The standard author abbrevia…
Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (died 1585)
Odet de Coligny was a French aristocrat, cardinal, Bishop-elect of Beauvais, Peer of France, and member of the French Royal Council. From 1534 he was usually referred to as the Car…
Odet de Coligny, French cardinal (died 1571)
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, was an English noblewoman. She was the second child and eldest daughter of King Henry VIII's younger sister, Princess Mary, and Charles Brandon, 1…
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, English duchess (died 1559)
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, typically known as Cardinal Granvelle in English, was a Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father…
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and art collector (died 1586)
The Trần Cao rebellion in 1516 is a rebellion in 16th century Vietnam, led by Trần Cao against the Lê dynasty and is regarded as an important factor leading to the collapse of the …
A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long
Tabin-shwë-hti, also called Black Tongue (လျှာနက်မင်း), was King of Burma from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of the First Toungoo Empire. His military campaigns (1534–1549) created…
Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (died 1550)
Georg Fabricius was a Protestant German poet, historian and archaeologist who wrote in Latin during the German Renaissance.
Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571)
The Reinheitsgebot is a series of regulations limiting the ingredients in beer in Germany and the states of the former Holy Roman Empire. The best known version of the law was ad…
The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria
The War of the League of Cambrai, also known by its second stage as the War of the Holy League, was fought from December 1508 to December 1516, as part of the wider Italian Wars of…
The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and…
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century…
The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj…
Yang Jisheng was a Chinese court official of the Ming dynasty who held multiple posts during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. He is remembered as a political opponent of Yan Song,…
Yang Jisheng, Ming dynasty official and Confucian martyr (died 1555)
William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, known as William the Rich, was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1539–1592).
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, German nobleman (died 1592)
John Yonge was an English ecclesiastic and diplomatist, who also served as Master of the Rolls from 1507 until his death.
John Yonge, English diplomat (born 1467)
John III was King of Navarre from 1484 until his death in 1516 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Catherine.
John III of Navarre (born 1469)
Count John V of Nassau-Siegen, German: Johann V. Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda, was since 1475 Count of Nassau-Siegen and…
John V, Count of Nassau-Siegen (born 1455)
Hieronymus Bosch was a Dutch painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on oak wood, ma…
Hieronymus Bosch, Early Netherlandish painter (born circa 1450)
Francisco Álvarez de Toledo, also known as The Viceroyal Solon, was an aristocrat and soldier of the Kingdom of Spain and the fifth Viceroy of Peru. Often regarded as the "best of …
Francisco de Toledo, Viceroy of Peru (died 1582)
Philip I of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.
Philip I, Duke of Pomerania (died 1560)
Dürer's Rhinoceros is the name commonly given to a woodcut executed by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. Dürer never saw the actual rhinoceros, which was the first living examp…
Ulysses, who would be famously depicted in a posthumous woodcut, landed in Lisbon, becoming the first of his species to
Henry Grace à Dieu, also known as Great Harry, was an English carrack or "great ship" of the King's Fleet in the 16th century, and in her day the largest warship in the world. Cont…
Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard
Henry Grace à Dieu, also known as Great Harry, was an English carrack or "great ship" of the King's Fleet in the 16th century, and in her day the largest warship in the world. Cont…
Henry Grace à Dieu, the largest warship ever built at the time, was launched from Woolwich Dockyard, England
The Battle of Chaldiran took place on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans annexed Eastern Ana…
The Battle of Chaldiran ends with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I,…
Sir John Cheke was an English classical scholar and statesman. One of the foremost teachers of his age, and the first Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge, he p…
John Cheke, English academic and politician, English Secretary of State (died 1557)