1501
1501 was a
common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the
Gregorian calendar.
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Alexander becomes King of Poland.
*The
Safavid kingdom was established in northern
Iran.
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Martin Luther enters the
University of Erfurt.
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January 16 -
Anthony Denny, confidant of
Henry VIII of England (died
1559)
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January 17 -
Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (died
1566)
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May 6 -
Pope Marcellus II (died
1555)
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July 18 -
Isabella of Burgundy, queen of
Christian II of Denmark (died
1526)
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September 24 -
Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler (died
1567)
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November 25 -
Yi Hwang, Korean Confucian scholar (died
1570)
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Girolamo da Carpi, Italian painter (died
1556)
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Dawit II of Ethiopia (died
1540)
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Nikolaus Federmann, German adventurer in
Venezuela and
Colombia (died
1542)
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Nicholas Heath,
archbishop of York and
Lord Chancellor (approximate date; died
1578)
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Pedro de Mendoza, Spanish conquistador (died
1537)
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John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland,
Tudor nobleman and politician (died
1553)
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Garcia de Orta, Portuguese physician
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Hilaire Penet,
French composer
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Murakami Yoshikiyo,
Japanese nobleman (died
1573)
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November 14 -
Arthur Tudor and
Catherine of Aragon.
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September 20 -
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, stepson of
Edward IV of England (born
1457)
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Gaspar Corte-Real, Portuguese explorer (born
1450)
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John Doget, English diplomat
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Constantine Lascaris,
Greek scholar and
grammarian
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Alisher Navoi, a
Central Asian poet
