- Jan 10 Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek & Latin finished
Event of Interest
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" (Deeds of the Danes), in Paris
- 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