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| Years: 1509 1510 1511 - 1512 - 1513 1514 1515 | |
| Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- April 11 - Battle of Ravenna . French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the pursuit.
- November 1 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
- Juan Ponce de León discovers the Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Selim I succeeds Beyazid II as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Moldavia is conquered by the Turks.
- Copernicus writes Commentariolus and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
- First use of the word "masque" to denote a poetic drama.
- Florentine Republic is dismantled and the Medici family comes back into power.
Births
- April 10/April 11 - Prince James Stuart, later King James V of Scotland.
- Catherine Parr, later sixth Queen consort of King Henry VIII of England.
- Abati, Italian artist
- Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer (d. 1594)
Deaths
- February 22 - Amerigo Vespucci (b. 1454)
- November 8 - Emery d'Amboise , Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
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