Events in History
- Feb 3 The Battle of Diu, naval battle at port of Diu, India between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire, establishes Portuguese trading control
- Jun 24 Henry VIII is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, London
- Aug 8 Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India
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John CalvinHistorical Marriages
- Jun 11 King Henry VIII (17) of England marries first wife Catherine of Aragon (23), widow of his brother Arthur
Historical Figures Who Died in 1509
- Apr 21 Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52, Henry VIII succeeds him aged 17
- May 20 Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45
- Jun 29 Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII and paternal grandmother of King Henry VIII of England, dies at 66
- Jul 16 João da Nova, Portuguese Galician explorer (discovered St Helena and Ascension islands), dies at 48 or 49
- Sep 28 Siwara/Sjoerd Aylva, Fries army leader (siege of Franeker)
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