Calendar year
January 22 : The Diet of Worms parliament is opened by Emperor Charles V in the German city of Worms .1521 (MDXXI common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar , the 1521st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini 2nd millennium , the 21st year of the 16th century , and the 2nd year of the 1520s decade.
Events
Neacșu's letter , the oldest surviving document written in Romanian has the oldest appearance of the word "Rumanian"
April 7
April 16 –18 – Martin Luther is examined before Emperor Charles V and the Diet of Worms , where he refuses to recant his writings and allegedly proclaims, "Here I stand", regarding his belief in the Bible alone, as the standard of Christian doctrine.April 23 – Revolt of the Comuneros – Battle of Villalar : Castilian royalists defeat the rebels.[ 12] Juan López de Padilla , Francisco Maldonado , and Juan Bravo are executed the following day as the leaders of the rebels.April 26 – Martin Luther leaves Worms and disappears for around a year[ 13] Wartburg castle.[ 14] April 27 – Battle of Mactan : Ferdinand Magellan is killed in the Philippines when he confronts Lapulapu , the chief of the island.[ 15] April or May – Battle of Tunmen in Tuen Mun (present-day Hong Kong): The Ming Dynasty navy defeats the Portuguese navy[ 16] May 17 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham , is executed for treason in Tower Hill .[ 17] May 20 – At the Battle of Pampeluna in Italy , and alliance of forces from French and the Kingdom of Navarre forces defeat those of Spain .[ 18] May 25 – The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor issues the Edict of Worms , declaring Martin Luther an outlaw and banning his literature.[ 19] May 27 – After death of his cousin, Jiajing , Prince Zhu Houcong became the new Ming dynasty Emperor of China, taking the imperial name of the Emperor Jiajing becomes the new.[ 20] June 25 – Suleiman the Magnificent begins the siege of Belgrade .June 29 or 30 – The oldest surviving dateable document written primarily in the Romanian language : Neacșu's letter , written by a trader from Câmpulung , to Johannes Benkner, the mayor of Brașov , warning that the Ottoman Empire is preparing its troops to cross into Wallachia and Transylvania ; the script used is Romanian Cyrillic .June 30 – Battle of Esquiroz : French forces under André de Foix , fighting for the exiled King of Navarre Henri d'Albret , are defeated by the Spanish , and forced to abandon their attempt to recover Henri's kingdom.[ 21]
Date unknown
Births
Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu March 21 – Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553 )[ 30] April 5 – Francesco Laparelli , Italian architect (d. 1570 )[ 31] April 14 – Johann Marbach , German theologian (d. 1581 )[ 32] April 18 – François de Coligny d'Andelot , French general (d. 1569 )[ 33] May 8 – Petrus Canisius , Dutch Jesuit (d. 1597 )[ 34] May 10 – John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg , (d. 1553 )[ 35] June 8 – Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu , daughter of King Manuel I (d. 1577 )[ 36] June 21 – John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev (d. 1580 )[ 37] August 4 – Pope Urban VII (d. 1590 )[ 38] August 19 – Lodovico Guicciardini , Italian historian (d. 1589 )[ 39] [ 40] October 1 – Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach , (d. 1561 )November 21 – Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield , English baron (d. 1549 )[ 41] November 29 – Marcantonio Maffei , Italian Catholic archbishop and cardinal (d. 1583 )[ 42] December 1 – Takeda Shingen , Japanese warlord (d. 1573 )December 13 – Pope Sixtus V (d. 1590 )[ 43] date unknown
possible
Deaths
Zhengde Emperor Ferdinand Magellan Juan Ponce de León Saint Margaret of Lorraine Pope Leo X King Manuel I of Portugal Blessed Domenico Spadafora January 6 – Cardinal William de Croÿ (b. 1497 )[ 52] January 15 – John II, Duke of Cleves (b. 1458 )[ 53] April 20 – Zhengde Emperor of China (b. 1491 )[ 54] April 24 – Spanish rebels (executed)[ 12] April 27 – Ferdinand Magellan , Portuguese explorer (b. 1480 )[ 55] April 28 – Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (b. 1491 )[ 56] May 10 – Sebastian Brant , German humanist and satirist (b. 1457 )[ 57] May 17 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (executed) (b. 1478 )[ 17] June 15 – Tamás Bakócz , Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442 )[ 58] June 22 – Leonardo Loredan , Doge of Venice (b. 1436 )[ 59] July – Juan Ponce de León , Spanish conquistador (b. 1460 )[ 60]
July 9 – Raffaele Riario , Italian cardinal (b. 1461 )[ 61] August 27 – Josquin des Prez , Flemish composer (b. c. 1450 )[ 62] September 12 – In the Italian War , the Holy Roman Empire abandons its siege of the French-controlled city of Parma after 17 days.[ 63] September 15 –
October 7 – Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen , Princess of Anhalt by birth, Duchess consort of Saxony (b. 1494 )[ 64] October 22 – Edward Poynings , Lord Deputy to King Henry VII of England (b. 1459 )[ 65] October 24 – Robert Fayrfax , English Renaissance composer (b. 1464 )[ 66] November 2 – Margaret of Lorraine , French Duchess of Alençon, Roman Catholic nun and blessed (b. 1463 )[ 67] December 1 – Pope Leo X (b. 1475 )[ 68] December 13 – King Manuel I of Portugal (b. 1469 )[ 69] December 21 – Domenico Spadafora , Italian Roman Catholic priest and blessed (b. 1450 )[ 70]
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