January 19 » Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund and dies on February 3.
April 16 » The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V.
July 7 » Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.
September 30 » Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
October 21 » João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins".
November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
January 15 » King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".
February 12 » Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.
April 7 » Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.
August 23 » French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.
September 11 » Santiago, Chile, is besieged by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco, to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards. However, the Spaniards decapitated them and rolled their heads on the main square, horrifying the indigenous warriors, and subsequently ending the attack.
December 10 » Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII.
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