April 20 » Jacques Cartier begins his first voyage to what is today the east coast of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador.
June 9 » Jacques Cartier is the first European to describe and map the Saint Lawrence River.
July 7 » Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
July 24 » French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
October 17 » Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
December 6 » The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
April 20 » The sun dog phenomenon is observed over Stockholm, as later depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan.
May 19 » French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).
June 1 » Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis.
July 6 » Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.
October 2 » Jacques Cartier discovers the present site of Montreal.
October 4 » The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.
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