What happened in 1502?
Siege of Smolensk, Moldavian–Polish War and Battle of the Samara River — among 36 events recorded in 1502. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Siege of Smolensk
Last major battle of the Muscovite-Lithuanian war, Lithuanian victory
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Moldavian–Polish War
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Battle of the Samara River
1502 battle
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Siege of Mirandola
1502 siege
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Persian–Uzbek wars
1502–1788 series of wars
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Guelders Wars
1502–1543 series of wars in the Low Countries
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Battle of Lake Smolina
1502 battle
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People 13
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Maximus IV of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Diogo Gomes died
Portuguese navigator and explorer
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Miguel Corte-Real died
Portuguese explorer
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Francisco Roldán died
Spanish conquistador
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Georgius de Hungaria died
Ottoman escapee slave
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John III of Portugal born
Born in Castle of Saint George. King of Portugal (r. 1521-1557).
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Miguel López de Legazpi born
Born in Zumarraga. 16th-century Spanish conquistador, navigator, and colonial governor.
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Pedro Nunes born
Born in Alcácer do Sal. Portuguese mathematician (1502–1578).
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Damião de Góis born
Born in Alenquer. Portuguese philosopher.
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Blaise de Montluc born
Born in Condom. Marshal of France.
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István Dobó born
Born in Serednie. Baron and soldier from Hungary (1502–1572).
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Gregory XIII born
Born in Bologna. Pope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585 (1502–1585).
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Otto Henry born
Born in Amberg. Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1505 to 1559.
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Saint Helena
Island in the South Atlantic Ocean
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Trindade and Martim Vaz
Archipelago in Atlantic belonging to Brazil
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Rocas Atoll
Atoll in the Atlantic belonging to Brazil
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Amir Khayrbak Funerary Complex
Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
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Sofular Mosque
Mosque in Merzifon, Amasya, Turkey
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San Giorgio Parish Church
Church building in Castagnola in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Sant'Antonio Abate Parish Church
Church building in Genestrerio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Seikō-ji Temple
Temple in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Jerónimos Monastery
Building in Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon District, Portugal
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Trinità dei Monti
Church in Rome, Italy
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Santa Maria Mater Domini
Church
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Mazagan
Former Portuguese possession in Africa, Moroccan cultural heritage site
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Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany
Monument located in Nantes, in the Cathedral of St. Peter
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Fort of São João Baptista Berlengas
Building in Peniche, Leiria District, Portugal
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Olsborg Castle
Ruined castle in Sweden
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Empires & Countries 1
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Golden Horde dissolved
Golden Horde ceased to exist, having been centered at Bolğar.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1502 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1502.
16th century 1
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Grand Mosque of Marash
Mosque in Turkey
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