What happened in 1517?
20 recorded events in 1517, including 10 in wars & conflicts, 4 in people and 2 in religion & belief systems. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Luther's 95 Theses
Martin Luther publishes his 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Battle of Ridaniya
1517 battle
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War of Urbino
Conflict
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Battle of Arita-Nakaide
1517 battle
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Capture of Cairo
1517 capture of the capital of the Mamluk Sultanate
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Siege of Mosul
1517 siege
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Siege of Opochka
1517 siege
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Battle of Oued Djer
1517 battle
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Battle of Zeila
1517 battle
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Siege of Goa
1517 siege
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Battle of Torran Dubh
Battle in Highland, Scotland, UK
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People 4
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Luca Pacioli died
Italian father of accounting (*~1445 – †1517)
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Ludovico di Varthema died
Italian explorer
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Pierre Belon born
Born in Cérans-Foulletourte. French traveler, naturalist, writer and diplomat (1517-1564).
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Jacques Pelletier du Mans born
Born in Le Mans. Humanist, Poet, Mathematician.
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Belluno Cathedral San Martino
Cathedral in Belluno, Veneto, Italy
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St. Vitus
Filial church in Westerringen, Germany
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Evil May Day
1517 riot by London apprentices hostile toward Flemish merchants in the city
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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St. Paul's Church
Catholic church in Antwerp, Belgium
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Empires & Countries 1
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Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt dissolved
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt ceased to exist, having been centered at Cairo.
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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 1517 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1517.
16th century 1
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Santuario di Santa Maria di Piazza
Church building in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy, Italy
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