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.
May 22 » The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs against the Spanish.
October 21 » Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as the Strait of Magellan.
November 8 » Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people mostly noblemen.
November 9 » More than 50 people are sentenced and executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath
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