What Happened in 1501

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Historical Events

  • 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
  • Oct 13 Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII sign Treaty of Trente
  • Nov 4 Philip de Blank & Juana "la Loca" depart to Spain

Famous People in 1501

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Famous Deaths

  • 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