Historical Events Historic Event May 3 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateran at St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome The Warrior Pope Julius II Famous Deaths May 21 Pandolfo Petrucci, Italian ruler of the Republic of Siena (1500-12) during the Renaissance, dies at 60 May 26 Bayezid II, Ottoman Sultan (1481-1512) dies at 62 1511 History by Year 1513 What Happened in 1512 Battle of Ravenna April 11, 1512