1520s
The 1520s was a decade that started on 1 January 1520 and ended on 31 December 1529.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1490s 1500s 1510s – 1520s – 1530s 1540s 1550s |
| Years: | 1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528 1529 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events
- Aztecs surrender to the Spanish conquistadors.
- Ferdinand Magellan takes a trip around the world, and discovers the Philippines and Guam.
- Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Births
- Anne Askew, English Protestant martyr (1521)
- Taqi al-Din, Muslim scientist (1526)
Deaths
- Ferdinand Magellan, Spanish explorer (1521)
- Zhengde, Emperor of China (1521)
- Wijerd Jelckama, Frisian warlord and rebel (b. 1490)
- Marko Marulic, Croatian poet (1524)
- Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (1524)
- Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian writer and statesman.