February 3 » The Portuguese navy defeats a joint fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, the Zamorin of Calicut, and the Republic of Ragusa at the Battle of Diu in Diu, India.
April 21 » Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
April 27 » Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
May 14 » Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.
June 11 » Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
July 26 » The Emperor Krishnadevaraya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
January 6 » King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
March 23 » Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
May 9 » Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
October 18 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
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