What happened in 1521?
43 recorded events in 1521, including 20 in wars & conflicts, 10 in people and 6 in empires & countries.
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Major Events 1
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Magellan killed in the Philippines
Ferdinand Magellan is killed in battle; his expedition continues, later completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.
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Wars & Conflicts 20
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Italian War of 1521–1526
Conflict between France and the Habsburg empires of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain
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Swedish War of Liberation
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
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Siege of Belgrade
1521 battle
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Fall of Tenochtitlan
Investment, capture and fall of Tenochtitlan by the Spanish Empire
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Battle of Mactan
1521 first native resistance against the Spanish colonisation in the Philippines
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Battle of Villalar
1521 battle during the Revolt of the Comuneros
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Battle of Noáin
1521 battle during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre
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Battle of Pamplona
Battle of the Italian War of 1521–1526
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Siege of Mézières
1521 siege
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Siege of Šabac
1521 siege
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Battle of Västerås
1521 battle of the Swedish War of Liberation
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Battle of Oriola
1521 battle
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Siege of Alcira
1521 siege
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Conquest of Uppsala
Battle in 1521, part of Swedish war of liberation
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Battle of Falun
1521 battle in the Swedish War of Liberation
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Battle of Colhuacatonco
Battle during the Siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521
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Battle of Almenara
1521 battle
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Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry
1521 battle
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Attack on Bintan
16th c. military engagement
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Siege of Allenstein
1521 siege during the Polish–Teutonic War of 1519–21
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People 10
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Al-Mustamsik died
16th Caliph of Cairo
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Ferdinand Magellan died
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
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Juan Ponce de León died
Spanish explorer and conquistador
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Duarte Barbosa died
Portuguese explorer and writer (1480–1521)
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Jorge Álvares died
Portuguese explorer
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Leo X died
Pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
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Francisco Serrão died
Portuguese explorer
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Beatriz Enríquez de Arana died
Mistress of Christopher Columbus
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João Serrão died
Portuguese pilot and captain and Spanish explorer
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Maurice of Saxony born
Born in Freiberg. Duke of Saxony and later Elector of Saxony (1521–1553).
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Puka-Puka
Atoll in French Polynesia
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Flint Island
Island
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Madonna della Pace
Church in Massa Martana, Italy
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St. Michael
Church building in Widdersberg, Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Brotherhoods of Mallorca
Majorcan facet of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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All Saints Church, Siddington
Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 6
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Aztec Empire dissolved
Aztec Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Tenochtitlan.
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Principality of Ryazan dissolved
Principality of Ryazan ceased to exist, having been centered at Ryazan.
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Samudra Pasai dissolved
Samudra Pasai ceased to exist.
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United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg founded
United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was founded, with its capital at Düsseldorf.
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Aztec Triple Alliance dissolved
Aztec Triple Alliance ceased to exist.
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Duchy of Racibórz dissolved
Duchy of Racibórz ceased to exist, having been centered at Racibórz.
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