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Famous Deaths in 1521

  • Apr 20 Zhengde, 10th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, dies at 29
  • Apr 22 Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded

Person of interestFerdinand Magellan

Apr 27 Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer, killed by Filipino natives at 50 while on voyage to circumnavigate the world

Explorer Ferdinand Magellan
Explorer
Ferdinand Magellan
  • May 10 Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)
  • May 17 Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)
  • May 28 Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62
  • Jun 15 Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)

Person of interestJuan Ponce de León

Jul 15 Juan Ponce de León, Spanish explorer and conquistador who searched for the fountain of youth and the first European to discover Florida, dies at 61

Explorer and Conquistador Juan Ponce de León
Explorer and Conquistador
Juan Ponce de León
  • Aug 27 Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies
  • Oct 24 Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (Courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII), dies at 57

Person of interestLeo X

Dec 1 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45

Pope Leo X
Pope
Leo X
  • Dec 13 Manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52
  • Dec 13 Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration, dies at 52

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