April 16 » The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V.
June 15 » Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
September 30 » Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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
November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
January 17 » During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.
April 27 » The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha; the site of the incineration is now the location of the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
May 24 » Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
August 23 » Long Turkish War: Wallachian prince Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Călugăreni and achieves a tactical victory.
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