1517 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1517?
- August 15, 1517 – Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary.
- October 31, 1517 – Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
Who Were Born In The Year 1517?
- June 18, 1517 – Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (d. 1593)
- June 29, 1517 – Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician (d. 1585)
- July 10, 1517 – Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (d. 1571)
- August 20, 1517 – Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French church leader (d. 1586)
- October 18, 1517 – Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (d. 1570)
Who Died In The Year 1517?
- March 26, 1517 – Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer
- October 31, 1517 – Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)
- November 8, 1517 – Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, Spanish statesman and cardinal (b. 1436)
- November 25, 1517 – Marcus Musurus, Greek scholar and pholosopher (b. 1470)
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