Historical Events in 1514
- Jan 10 Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek & Latin finished
- Jan 14 Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery
- Apr 26 Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn
- May 15 Jodocus Badius Ascensius publishes Christiern Pedersen's Latin version of Saxo's Gesta Danorum, the oldest known version
- Aug 23 Battle of Chaldiran ended with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, Safavids founder.
- Sep 8 Battle of Orsha: Polish/Lithuania army defeat the Russian army
- Sep 15 Thomas Wolsey appointed English Archbishop of York
Famous People Born in 1514
- Feb 22 Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)
- Mar 8 Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord, born in Izumo, Japan (d. 1562)
- May 3 Bartholomaeus of Braga [Fernandez], Dominican theologian and Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, born in Mártires, Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon (d. 1590)
- Jun 16 John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)
- Jul 28 Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland
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Famous People in 1514
Michelangelo
Sculptor and Painter- Raphael
Painter and Architect
Michelangelo
RaphaelWorld Leaders in 1514
- Henry VIII
King of England
Henry VIIIFamous People Who Died in 1514
- Jan 2 William Smyth, English bishop & statesman, dies at ~54
- Jan 9 Anna, Duchess of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France (b. 1477)
- Mar 11 Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)
- Jun 25 Berta Jacobsdr [Suster Bertken], Dutch hermit, dies at 87
- Nov 28 Hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies
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