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| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
| Decades: 1490s 1500s 1510s - 1520s - 1530s 1540s 1550s | |
| Years: 1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528 1529 | |
Events
- Aztecs surrender to the Spanish conquistadors.
- Ferdinand Magellan takes a trip around the world, and discovers the Phillipines and Guam.
- Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Births
- Anne Askew, English protestant martyr (1521)
- Taqi al-Din, Muslim scientist (1526)
Deaths
- Ferdinand Magellan, Spanish explorer (1521)
- Zhengde, Emperor of China (1521)
- Marko Marulic, Croatian poet (1524)
- Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (1524)
- Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian writer and statesman.
"1520s"