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

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1521 (MDXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1521st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 521st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year of the 16th century, and the 2nd year of the 1520s decade. As of the start of 1521, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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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  January 22: The Diet of Worms parliament is opened by Emperor Charles V in the German city 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