What Happened in 1508

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Historical Events

  • Feb 4 Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned
  • Feb 6 Maximilian I proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor, 1st Emperor in centuries not to be crowned by the Pope
  • Aug 8 Spaniard Juan Ponce de León founds Caparra the first European settlement in Puerto Rico
  • Oct 29 Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre
  • Dec 10 League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)

Famous People Born in 1508

  • Jun 9 Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer (d. 1586)
  • Nov 30 Andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect
  • Dec 8 Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer
  • Dec 24 Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1567)

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