Historical Events in 1501
- Jan 14 Martin Luther enters the University of Erfurt, aged 17
- Jan 16 Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral and 6 ships begin their return voyage to Lisbon
- Jan 17 Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna
- May 20 Joao da Nova Castell discovers Ascension Islands
- Jul 15 Portuguese explorer Pedro Cabral arrives back in Lisbon after successfully discovering Brazil and returning from India
- Jul 27 Nicolaus Copernicus formally installed as a canon of Frauenberg Cathedral
- Sep 3 Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres appointed Governor of the Indies by Spanish Queen Isabella I
- Oct 13 Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII of France sign Treaty of Trente
- Nov 4 Philip de Blank & Juana "la Loca" depart to Spain
Girolamo CardanoFamous People in 1501
Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, Scientist and Visionary- Michelangelo
Sculptor and Painter - Raphael
Painter and Architect
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
RaphaelFamous Weddings in 1501
- Oct 15 Heir to the English throne Prince Arthur marries Catherine of Aragon
Famous People Who Died in 1501
- Jan 3 Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59
- Mar 20 Jean Carondelet, lawyer/chancellor of Burgundy (1480-96), dies at 72
- May 22 Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66
- Jun 17 Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies
- Sep 25 Džore Držić, Croatian poet and playwright who is considered one of the fathers of Croatian literature, dies at 40