1509

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1470s  1480s  1490s  – 1500s –  1510s  1520s  1530s
Years:	1506 1507 1508 – 1509 – 1510 1511 1512

1509 Media

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  September 10: Earthquake kills thousands in Constantinople.

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  Jan van Leiden (engraving ; 31.6 x 22.6 cm)

1509 (MDIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1509th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 509th year of the 2nd millennium, the 9th year of the 16th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1500s decade. As of the start of 1509, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• February 2 – Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India.
• April 22 – Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
• April 27 – Pope Julius II places Venice under interdict and excommunication for refusing to cede part of Romagna under Papal control
• May 14 – Battle of Agnadello – French forces defeat the Venetians.
• June 11 – Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon
• June 24 – King Henry VIII of England's and Queen consort's Catherine of Aragon coronation ceremony.

• August 8, 1509, Krishna devaraya became the ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, the greatest emperor, scholar and writer.