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.
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 1 » The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.
November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
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