1521 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1521?
- January 3, 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
- January 22, 1521 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, opens the Diet of Worms.
- January 28, 1521 – The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25.
- March 6, 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam.
- March 16, 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines.
- April 7, 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu.
- April 16, 1521 – Martin Luther’s first appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the other estates of the empire.
- April 17, 1521 – Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
- April 23, 1521 – Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
- April 27, 1521 – Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.
- May 17, 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
- May 20, 1521 – Battle of Pampeluna: Ignatius Loyola is seriously wounded.
- May 25, 1521 – The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.
- August 13, 1521 – Tenochtitlán (present day Mexico City) falls to conquistador Hernán Cortés.
- August 28, 1521 – The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
- August 29, 1521 – The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.
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