1515
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Ancient Olympiads' not found. 1515 (MDXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1515th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 515th year of the 2nd millennium, the 15th year of the 16th century, and the 6th year of the 1510s decade. As of the start of 1515, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
Decades: | 1480s 1490s 1500s – 1510s – 1520s 1530s 1540s |
Years: | 1512 1513 1514 – 1515 – 1516 1517 1518 |
Events
- January 25 – Coronation of Francis I of France
- August 25 – Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founds Havana, Cuba.
Births
- for more information, see Category:1515 births.
1515 Media
September 13: French Army defeats Swiss mercenaries at the Battle of Marignano.
May 20: The first rhinoceros seen in Europe arrives in Lisbon. (woodcut by Albrecht Dürer)
King Louis XII of France
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1515 deaths.