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
- Mar 18 Emperor Maximilian I names Margaretha land guardians of Netherlands
- Apr 7 France declares war on Venice
Royal Coronation
Jun 24 Henry VIII is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey

Henry VIII
Birthdays in History
- Jan 25 Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1580)
John Calvin
Jul 10 John Calvin [Jehan Cauvin], Protestant religious reformer and theologian (Calvinism), born in Picardy, France (d. 1564)

John Calvin
- Aug 3 Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer, born in Orléans, France (d. 1546)
Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
Jun 11 King Henry VIII (17) of England marries first wife Catherine of Aragon (23), widow of his brother Arthur

Henry VIII

Catherine of Aragon
Deaths in History
- 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
- Sep 28 Siwara/Sjoerd Aylva, Fries army leader (siege of Franeker)