1523
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June 6 -
Gustav Vasa becomes King of
Sweden, establishing finally its full independence from
Denmark.
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April 5 -
Blaise de Vigenère, French diplomat and cryptographer (died
1596)
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Anna the Jagiellonian, daughter of Sigismund I of Poland
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Barbara Radziwill, queen of Poland (died
1551)
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Crispin van den Broeck, Flemish painter (died
1591)
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Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and physician (died
1562)
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Martín Cortés, Spanish conquistador (died
1589)
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Richard Edwards, English poet (died
1566)
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May 7 -
Franz von Sickingen, German knight (born
1481)
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May 23 -
Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (born
1466)
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May 24 -
Henry Marney, 1st Baron Marney, English politician (born
1447)
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August 13 -
Gerard David, Flemish artist (born c.
1455)
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September 14 -
Pope Adrian VI (born
1459)
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Alessandro Alessandri, Italian jurist (born
1461)
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William Cornysh, English composer (born
1465)
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Ulrich von Hutten, Lutheran reformer (born
1488)
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Bartolommeo Montagna, Italian painter (born
1450)
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Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Spanish navigator (born
1460)
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Thomas Ruthall, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
