January 19 » Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund and dies on February 3.
October 21 » Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as the Strait of Magellan.
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 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.
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