1509
1509 was a
common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the
Gregorian calendar.
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February 2 -
Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India.
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April 22 -
Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father,
Henry VII.
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April 27 -
Pope Julius II places
Venice under
interdict and
excommunication for refusing to cede part of
Romagna under Papal control
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May 14 -
Battle of Agnadello - French forces defeat the Venetians.
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June 11 -
Henry VIII of England marries
Catherine of Aragon*
June 24 - King
Henry VIII of England's and Queen consort's
Catherine of Aragon coronation ceremony.
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Erasmus publishes his most famous work,
In Praise of Folly.
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Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy founded.
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St Paul's School founded.
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January 25 -
Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (d.
1580)
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July 10 -
John Calvin, French religious reformer (died
1564)
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August 3 -
Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer (died
1546)
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Nicholas Bacon, English politician (died
1579)
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Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher and poet (died
1639)
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John Erskine of Dun, Scottish religious reformer (died
1591)
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John of Leiden, Dutch Anabaptist leader (died
1536)
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Stanislaw Odrowaz, Polish noble (died
1545)
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Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada, lawyer (died
1579)
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Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England (died
1552)
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Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher and natural scientist (died
1588)
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Kamran Mirza, Mughal prince (died
1557)
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April 21 - King
Henry VII of England (born
1457)
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May 10 -
Caterina Sforza, countess of Forli (born
1463)
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June 29 -
Margaret Beaufort, mother of
Henry VII of England (born
1443)
