Famous Deaths in 1512

  • Jan 2 Svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460)
  • Feb 2 Hatüey, Taíno chief known as Cuba's First National Hero, is burned alive by Spanish colonialists

Person of interestAmerigo Vespucci

Feb 22 Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci
Explorer
Amerigo Vespucci
  • Apr 3 Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies
  • Apr 11 Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle
  • 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
  • Aug 2 Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher, dies at 48
  • Oct 15 Antoon Keldermans, Flem builder (Middelburg town hall), dies at 72
  • Nov 16 Gerbrand Mockema, Fries rebel, beheaded
  • Nov 16 Jemme Herjuwsma, Fries rebel, beheaded
  • Nov 17 Kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered