Historical Events in 1503
- Jan 20 Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs
- Feb 13 Disfida di Barletta - Famous challenge between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta, Southern Italy
- Feb 18 Henry Tudor (later Henry VIII) created Prince of Wales
- Apr 28 Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
- May 10 Christopher Columbus discovers Cayman Islands
- Sep 13 Michelangelo begins work on his Statue of David.
- Oct 30 Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians
- Nov 11 Pope Julius II elected
- Dec 29 Battle of Garigliano: Spanish army under General Cordoba defeats French forces
Christian III
NostradamusFamous People in 1503
Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, Scientist and Visionary- Michelangelo
Sculptor and Painter - Raphael
Painter and Architect
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
RaphaelFamous People Who Died in 1503
- Feb 4 Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies
- Feb 11 Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England and wife of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday
- Feb 15 Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies
- May 20 Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)
- Aug 18 Alexander VI [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies
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