1501 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1501?
- September 13, 1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.
- October 30, 1501 – Ballet of Chestnuts – a banquet held by Cesare Borgia in the Papal Palace where fifty prostitutes or courtesans are in attendance for the entertainment of the guests.
- November 4, 1501 – Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII’s first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII’s older brother – they would later marry.
Who Were Born In The Year 1501?
- January 16, 1501 – Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)
- January 17, 1501 – Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d. 1566)
- May 6, 1501 – Pope Marcellus II (d. 1555)
- July 18, 1501 – Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)
- September 24, 1501 – Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)
- November 25, 1501 – Yi Hwang, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1570)
Who Died In The Year 1501?
- September 26, 1501 – Džore Držić, Croatian writer (b. 1461)
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