1510s

The 1510s was a decade that began on 1 January 1510 and ended on 31 December 1519.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1480s 1490s 1500s – 1510s – 1520s 1530s 1540s
Years:	1510 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church, starting the Reformation.
• Protestant Reformation
• Selim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire conquers Palestine and Egypt, and declares himself Caliph.
• Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico.
• Ferdinand Magellan leaves Europe to go around the world.

Births

• Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Carmelite nun and poet

Deaths

• Leonardo da Vinci, Italian inventor and painter