1506
1506 was a common year which started on Thursday.
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
Decades: | 1470s 1480s 1490s – 1500s – 1510s 1520s 1530s |
Years: | 1503 1504 1505 – 1506 – 1507 1508 1509 |
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)