1506

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1470s  1480s  1490s  – 1500s –  1510s  1520s  1530s
Years:	1503 1504 1505 – 1506 – 1507 1508 1509

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1506 Media

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  April 19: Lisbon Massacre kills thousands of Jews in Portugal over three days.

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  January 22: Swiss Guard arrives to protect the Vatican, remains unchanged 500 years later.

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  Juliana van Stolberg (1506-1580), echtgenote van Willem 'de Rijke' van Nassau, is de moeder van Willem van Oranje, geboren Willem van Nassau

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  Epitaph für Bischof Johann IV. Roth im Breslauer Dom.

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  King Philip of Castile

1506 (MDVI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1506th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 506th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 16th century, and the 7th year of the 1500s decade. As of the start of 1506, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• January 22 – The Swiss Guard arrives at the Vatican, to serve as permanent ceremonial and palace guards under Pope Julius II.

Births

• April 7 – Francis Xavier, Spanish Jesuit saint (d. 1552)