What happened in 1521?

Magellan killed in the Philippines

Major Events · Mactan, Philippines

Ferdinand Magellan is killed in battle; his expedition continues, later completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Italian War of 1521–1526

Wars & Conflicts

Conflict between France and the Habsburg empires of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain

Swedish War of Liberation

Wars & Conflicts

Rebellion and a civil war in which the Swedish nobleman Gustav Vasa successfully deposed the king Christian II as regent of the Kalmar Union in Sweden

Siege of Belgrade

Wars & Conflicts · Belgrade

1521 battle

Fall of Tenochtitlan

Wars & Conflicts · Tenochtitlan

Investment, capture and fall of Tenochtitlan by the Spanish Empire

Battle of Mactan

Wars & Conflicts

1521 first native resistance against the Spanish colonisation in the Philippines

Battle of Villalar

Wars & Conflicts · Villalar de los Comuneros

1521 battle during the Revolt of the Comuneros

Battle of Noáin

Wars & Conflicts · Pamplona

1521 battle during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre

Battle of Pamplona

Wars & Conflicts · Pamplona

Battle of the Italian War of 1521–1526

Siege of Mézières

Wars & Conflicts · Mézières

1521 siege

Siege of Šabac

Wars & Conflicts · Šabac

1521 siege

Battle of Västerås

Wars & Conflicts · Badelundaåsen

1521 battle of the Swedish War of Liberation

Battle of Oriola

Wars & Conflicts · Orihuela

1521 battle

Siege of Alcira

Wars & Conflicts · Alzira

1521 siege

Conquest of Uppsala

Wars & Conflicts · Uppsala

Battle in 1521, part of Swedish war of liberation

Battle of Falun

Wars & Conflicts · Falun

1521 battle in the Swedish War of Liberation

Battle of Colhuacatonco

Wars & Conflicts

Battle during the Siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521

Battle of Almenara

Wars & Conflicts · Almenara

1521 battle

Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry

Wars & Conflicts · Brunnbäck

1521 battle

Attack on Bintan

Wars & Conflicts · Bintan

16th c. military engagement

Siege of Allenstein

Wars & Conflicts · Prince-Bishopric of Warmia

1521 siege during the Polish–Teutonic War of 1519–21

First Battle of Tamao

Wars & Conflicts · Tuen Mun

1521 battle of Tunmen

Crimean invasion of Russia

Wars & Conflicts · Grand Principality of Moscow

1521 invasion of Muscovy

Portuguese invasion of Bahrain

Wars & Conflicts · Bahrain

1521 invasion

Al-Mustamsik died

People · Istanbul

16th Caliph of Cairo

Ferdinand Magellan died

People · Mactan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

Juan Ponce de León died

People · Havana

Spanish explorer and conquistador

Duarte Barbosa died

People · Cebu City

Portuguese explorer and writer (1480–1521)

Jorge Álvares died

People · Ming dynasty

Portuguese explorer

Leo X died

People · Rome

Pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)

Francisco Serrão died

People · Ternate Island

Portuguese explorer

Beatriz Enríquez de Arana died

People · Córdoba

Mistress of Christopher Columbus

João Serrão died

People · Cebu

Portuguese pilot and captain and Spanish explorer

Maurice of Saxony born

People · Freiberg

Born in Freiberg. Duke of Saxony and later Elector of Saxony (1521–1553).

Sixtus V born

People · Grottammare

Born in Grottammare. Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590.

Urban VII born

People · Rome

Born in Rome. Pope of the Catholic Church in September 1590.

Manuel I of Portugal died

People · Lisbon

Died in Lisbon. King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521.

Zhengde Emperor died

People · Beijing

Died in Beijing. Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Christina of Saxony died

People · Odense

Died in Odense. Saxon princess who became Queen consort of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Tamás Bakócz died

People · Esztergom

Died in Esztergom. Catholic cardinal (1442-1521).

William de Croÿ died

People · Worms

Died in Worms. French priest.

Puka-Puka

Exploration & Discovery

Atoll in French Polynesia

Flint Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island

El Conde

Exploration & Discovery

archeological site in Mexico

Madonna della Pace

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Massa Martana, Italy

St. Michael

Religion & Belief Systems · Widdersberg

Church building in Widdersberg, Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany

Convent of Purísima Concepción

Religion & Belief Systems

St. John's Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Aristau in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Mariä Himmelfahrt

Religion & Belief Systems · Feldkirchen

Parish church in Feldkirchen, Ainring, Germany

Eifuku-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems · Shiojiri-juku

Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect dedicated to Hayagriva in Shiojirimachi, Japan

reformed church with rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church buildings in Wengi in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Brotherhoods of Mallorca

Social Movements & Revolutions · Kingdom of Majorca

Majorcan facet of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods

All Saints Church, Siddington

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the Ferry, Pskov

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Sōun-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple of the Daitoku-ji school sect dedicated to Shakyamuni Triad in Yumoto, Japan

Aztec Empire dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tenochtitlan

Aztec Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Tenochtitlan.

Principality of Ryazan dissolved

Empires & Countries · Staraya Ryazan

Principality of Ryazan ceased to exist, having been centered at Staraya Ryazan.

Samudra Pasai dissolved

Empires & Countries

Samudra Pasai ceased to exist.

United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg founded

Empires & Countries · Düsseldorf

United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was founded, with its capital at Düsseldorf.

Aztec Triple Alliance dissolved

Empires & Countries

Aztec Triple Alliance ceased to exist.

Duchy of Racibórz dissolved

Empires & Countries · Racibórz

Duchy of Racibórz ceased to exist, having been centered at Racibórz.

Tenochtitlan dissolved

Empires & Countries

Tenochtitlan ceased to exist.