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.
June 11 » Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
June 24 » Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
July 26 » The Emperor Krishnadevaraya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
August 8 » Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor.
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