Important Events in 1512
- Apr 11 Battle of Ravenna: French forces under Gaston de Foix defeat the Holy League in a major battle of the Italian Wars
- Dec 27 Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World
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Famous People Born in 1512
- Jan 31 King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)
- Mar 5 Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker
- Apr 10 James V, King of Scotland (1513-42), born in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland (d. 1542)
Famous People in 1512
Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, Scientist and Visionary- Michelangelo
Sculptor and Painter - Raphael
Painter and Architect
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
RaphaelWorld Leaders in 1512
- Henry VIII
King of England
Henry VIII
Amerigo Vespucci