1500

Years: 1497 1498 1499 - 1500 - 1501 1502 1503
Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s - 1500s - 1510s 1520s 1530s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 References

Europe's population was ~60 million. (Spielvogel)
January 5 - Duke Ludovico Sforza recaptures Milan, but is soon driven out again by the French
April 22 - Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral officially discovers Brazil and claims the land for Portugal.
November 11 - Treaty of Granada - Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them.
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara ascends to the throne of Japan
Battle of Hemmingstedt: The Danish army fails to conquer the peasants' republic of Dithmarschen
Second Battle of Lepanto - The Turkish fleet of Kemal Re'is defeats the Venetians. The Turks proceed to capture Modon, Lepanto, and Koron.

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