1520
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
Decades: | 1490s 1500s 1510s – 1520s – 1530s 1540s 1550s |
Years: | 1517 1518 1519 – 1520 – 1521 1522 1523 |
1520 Media
May 22: Aztec warriors and nobles are massacred by the Spaniards at Tenochtitlan
June 30-July 1: Hundreds of Spanish conquistadors killed by Aztec warriors during La Noche Triste.
1520 (MDXX) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1520th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 520th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 16th century, and the 1st year of the 1520s decade. As of the start of 1520, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
Births
Deaths
- Montezuma II (born 1466)
- Pier Gerlofs Donia (born 1480)
- April 6 – Raphael (born 1483)