1521

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1490s  1500s  1510s  – 1520s –  1530s  1540s  1550s
Years:	1518 1519 1520 – 1521 – 1522 1523 1524

Events

• April 17 – Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
• May 17 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
• August 13 – The ruler of the Aztec Empire surrenders to Spanish conquistadors. This ends the Aztec Empire.
• August 29 – The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade

Births

• July – Juan Ponce Enrile (b. 1460)
• August 4 – Pope Urban VII (d. 1590)

Deaths

• April 21 – Ferdinand Magellan (b. 1480)

1521 Media

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  "Luther at the Diet of Worms"

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  Neacșu's letter, the oldest surviving document written in Romanian has the oldest appearance of the word "Rumanian"

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  Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu

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  作者已经去世超过200年，作品已经进入公有领域。

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  • Half-length portrait of a bearded Ferdinand Magellan (circa 1480-1521) facing front.
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  Saint Margaret of Lorraine

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  Raffael

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  King Manuel I of Portugal

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  Blessed Domenico Spadafora