1516
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1480s 1490s 1500s – 1510s – 1520s 1530s 1540s |
| Years: | 1513 1514 1515 – 1516 – 1517 1518 1519 |
Events
- The Royal Mail is established
Births
- January 16 – King Bayinnong, king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma
- February 18 – Mary I of England
Deaths
- January 23 – King Ferdinand II of Aragon
- August 9 – Hieronymus Bosch, Dutch painter
- November 26 – Giovanni Bellini, Italian Renaissance painter
1516 Media
July: Selim I declares war on the Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo.
- MargaretaLeijonhufvud
- Portrait of Princess Charlotte, daughter of King Francis I of France. Sitter was about seven years old at the time of this portrait, she died at the age of eight.
