What happened in 1506?
22 recorded events in 1506, including 6 in people, 4 in wars & conflicts and 4 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Kletsk
1506 battle of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars
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Tenth Siege of Gibraltar
1506 siege
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Siege of Anjadiva
1506 siege
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Moldavian–Wallachian War
1506–1514 war
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Villafáfila
Treaty signed in 1506
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People 6
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Christopher Columbus died
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
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Sibt al-Maridini died
Arab astronomer
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Francis Xavier born
Born in Javier. Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).
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Louis II, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia born
Born in Buda. King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1506–1526).
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George Buchanan born
Born in Killearn. Scottish historian and humanist scholar (1506-1582).
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Hwang Jini born
Born in Kaesong. Korean gisaeng, poet, dancer and philosopher (1506-1544).
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Science & Technology 3
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University of Urbino
Italian university
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University of Frankfurt an der Oder
1506-1811
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Alasmarya Islamic University
University in Libya
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic island group
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Polcevera tablet
Archaeological artefact in the Museo di Archeologia Ligure, Genoa, Italy
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Ishak Çelebi Mosque
Mosque in Bitola, North Macedonia
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Nasrullah Mosque
16th-century mosque in Kastamonu,Turkey
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St. Stephanus
Filial church in Kreen, Biessenhofen, Bavaria, Germany
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Architecture & Engineering 2
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San Sebastiano
16th-century Roman Catholic church in Venice, Italy
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Church of St. George
Church in Vilnius
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