What happened in 1501?
28 recorded events in 1501, including 14 in wars & conflicts, 9 in people and 2 in empires & countries. A further 10 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 14
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Svante Nilsson Sture's War against Denmark
War that was fought in the years 1504 to 1512
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Battle of the Siritsa River
1501 military conflict in Russia during Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars
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First Battle of Cannanore
Part of the Portuguese battles in the Indian Ocean
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Siege of Samarkand
1501 military siege in Asia
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Battle of Mstislavl
1501 historical event
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Battle of Sharur
1501 battle
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Siege of Tabriz
1501 initiation of capital of Safavid Iran
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Battle of Sar-e-Pul
Military engagement
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Battle of Mers el-Kebir
1501 battle
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Azov War
1501–1502 war
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Battle of Drumchatt
1501 battle
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Siege of Tre Kronor
Siege between the Kalmar Union and Swedish rebels
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Fall of Navarino
1501 battle
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Fall of Durrës
1501 battle
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People 9
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Gaspar Corte-Real died
Portuguese explorer
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Minkhaung II died
King of Ava
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Nilakantha Somayaji died
Indian mathematician
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Matteo Civitali died
Italian sculptor (1436-1501)
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Antão Gonçalves died
Portuguese explorer
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Gerolamo Cardano born
Born in Pavia. Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer (1501-1576).
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Bairam Khan born
Born in Badakhshan. Mughal military commander and statesman (1501–1561).
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Yi Hwang born
Born in Andong. Korean Confucian scholar (1502 -1571).
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Hemu born
Born in Alwar. 16th century Hindu king who had been a general and Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri dynasty.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Ascension Island
Equatorial island in the Atlantic Ocean, a British overseas territory belonging to the United Kingdom
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Yağ Camii
Historical mosque in Adana, Turkey
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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St Martin's Church of Cousolre
Church located in Nord, in France
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Empires & Countries 2
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Safavid Iran founded
Safavid Iran was founded, with its capital at Isfahan.
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Orchha State founded
Orchha State was founded, with its capital at Orchha.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 10 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1501 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1501.
16th century 10
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Baldo Angelo Abati died
Italian physician, physicist and botanist
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Hernando de Lerma died
Spanish conqueror and politician (1541–1501)
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Juan Andres died
Spanish mathematician
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Pac Palace
Pac Palace in Vilnius
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Basilica of the Assumption in Węgrów
Church
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St Sigismund's Church, Szydlowiec
Church building in Szydłowiec, Poland
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Banke Bihari Temple
Temple of Radha Krishna in Vrindavan, India
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Madan Mohan Temple
Hindu temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Moshe Alshekh Synagogue
Moshe Alshekh Synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Gülabi Ahmed Paşa Camii
Mosque in Kırklareli, northwestern Turkey
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