1521
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Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century
Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s - 1520s - 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s
Years: 1516 1517 1518 1519 1520 - 1521 - 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526
[edit] Events
- April 17 - Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
- May 17 - Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
- August 29 - The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- April 21 - Ferdinand Magellan (b. 1480)
- July - Juan Ponce de Leon (b. 1460)
