Notable Historical Events - 1520
1520 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 18 |
Christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde |
Jan 19 |
Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund. |
Jun 6 |
France & England sign treaty of Scotland |
Jun 30 |
Spanish conquistadors under Hernán Cortés take gold from Aztecs |
Jun 30 |
The Spaniards are expelled from Tenochtitlan. |
Jul 7 |
Battle of Otumba Mexico: Hernán Cortés and the Tlaxcalans defeat a numerically superior Aztec force |
Jul 10 |
King Charles V France & King Henry VIII of England sign treaty of Calais |
Sep 30 |
Suleiman I (the Magnificent) succeeds his father Selam I as Sultan of Turkey (rules till 1566) |
Oct 7 |
1st public burning of books in Netherlands, in Louvain |
Oct 15 |
King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall |
Oct 21 |
Exploer Ferdinand Magellen and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes and become first Europeans to sail into the Pacific Ocean |
Oct 23 |
King Carlos I crowned German emperor Charles V |
Nov 4 |
Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden |
Nov 8 |
Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people. |
Nov 9 |
Height of the Stockholm Bloodbath - King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden executes Swedish nobles |
Nov 20 |
Friesland hit by heavy hail storm |
Nov 28 |
Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean |
Dec 10 |
Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant |
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