1509

Year '1509' (MDIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Events of 1509

January - June

Undated

Births

Deaths

Events of 1509

January - June

★ February 2 - Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India.

★ April 22 - Henry VIII becomes King of England (for 38 years) on the death of his father, Henry VII.

★ April 27 - Pope Julius II places Venice under interdict and excommunication for refusing to cede part of Romagna under Papal control.

★ May 14 - Battle of Agnadello: French forces defeat the Venetians.

★ June 11 - Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.

★ June 24 - King Henry VIII of England's and Queen consort's Catherine of Aragon coronation ceremony.

Undated

★ Erasmus publishes his most famous work, ''In Praise of Folly''.

★ Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy is founded.

★ St Paul's School is founded.

★ Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is founded.

Births

★ January 25 - Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (d. 1580)

★ July 10 - John Calvin, French religious reformer (died 1564)

★ August 3 - Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer (died 1546)

★ ''date unknown''

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★ Nicholas Bacon, English politician (died 1579)

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★ John Erskine of Dun, Scottish religious reformer (died 1591)

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★ Stanisław Odrowąż, Polish noble (died 1545)

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★ Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, lawyer (died 1579)

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★ Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher and natural scientist (died 1588)

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★ Kamran Mirza, Mughal prince (died 1557)

★ ''probable''

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★ John of Leiden, Dutch Anabaptist leader (died 1536)
: ''See also .''

Deaths

★ January - Adam Kraft, sculptor and architect

★ April 21 - King Henry VII of England (born 1457)

★ May 10 - Caterina Sforza, countess of Forli (born 1463)

★ June 29 - Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (born 1443)

★ July 11 - William II, Landgrave of Hesse (born 1469)

★ July 16 - Mikalojus Radvila the Old, Lithuanian nobleman

★ ''date unknown''

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★ Shen Zhou, Chinese painter (born 1427)
: ''See also .''