2516 events
Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the Germ
Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city will not recognise him as the successor of C
A Spanish-Imperial army defeats French-Venetian army in the battle of Bicocca
Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros
Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapulapu
Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason
Ignatius of Loyola is seriously wounded in the Battle of Pampeluna
The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw
Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian
Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard
War of the League of Cambrai: In the Battle of Novara, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, fo
Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice
Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice
Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil)
Battle of Deptford Bridge: Forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof
A French force heavily defeats a much larger Neapolitan and Spanish army at the battle of Seminara, leading to the creat
On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaic