1508
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1470s 1480s 1490s – 1500s – 1510s 1520s 1530s |
| Years: | 1505 1506 1507 – 1508 – 1509 1510 1511 |
1508 Media
May 8: Michelangelo Simoni signs contract with Vatican to turn Sistine Chapel ceiling into a painting
December: Sistine Chapel.
- Palladiofiltered
- detail: Ludovico Il Moro and his son Massimiliano Sforza
1508 (MDVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1508th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 508th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 16th century, and the 9th year of the 1500s decade. As of the start of 1508, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- February – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice
- June 6 – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice
- December 10 – League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon.
- December – Michelangelo Buonarroti begins work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- Lebna Dengel succeeds his father Na'od as Emperor of Ethiopia. Due to his young age, his grandmother Eleni acts as regent.