July 1 » Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan after nightfall.
September 30 » Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
October 21 » Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as the Strait of Magellan.
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 8 » Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people mostly noblemen.
November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
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