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1 Events. Toggle Events subsection. ... The 1500s ran from January 1, 1500, to December 31, ... Československé dějiny v datech ("Czechoslovak History and Data") ...
For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history. There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599. 1509 England – Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon 1513 England and ...
1500: Charles of Ghent (future Lord of the Netherlands, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Holy Roman Emperor) was born. 1500: Guru Nanak begins the spreading of Sikhism, the fifth-largest religion in the world. 1500: Spanish navigator Vicente Yáñez Pinzón encounters Brazil but is prevented from claiming it by the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Year 1500 was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar. The year 1500 was not a leap year in the proleptic Gregorian calendar . The year was seen as being especially important by many Christians in Europe , who thought it would bring the beginning of the end of the world .
1500. Publication of This is the Boke of Cokery, the first known printed cookbook in English. 1501. 27 January – Archbishop of Canterbury-elect Thomas Langton dies before his consecration. [citation needed] March – first royal court held at the new Richmond Palace. [1] 26 April – Henry Deane elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury ...
The period from 1500 to 1599, almost synonymous with the 16th century (1501–1600) 1500s (decade) , the period from 1500 to 1509 Topics referred to by the same term
For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events; For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events; For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century; For a timeline of events from 1701 to 1800, see Timeline of the 18th century
ca. 1500 – First African slaves taken to Hispaniola. 1513 – Ponce de León in Florida. 1519–21 – Hernán Cortés conquers the Aztec Empire. 1531–33 – Francisco Pizarro conquers the Inca Empire. 1539–42 – Hernando de Soto explores North America from the Gulf of Mexico to the Ozarks.