1522 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1522?
- September 6, 1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.
- December 20, 1522 – Siege of Rhodes: Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle on Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta.
Who Were Born In The Year 1522?
- February 2, 1522 – Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)
- March 28, 1522 – Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d. 1557)
- May 24, 1522 – John Jewel, English Bishop of Salisbury (d. 1571)
- September 11, 1522 – Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (d. 1605)
- November 9, 1522 – Martin Chemnitz, German theologian (d. 1586)
- November 18, 1522 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)
- December 28, 1522 – Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)
Who Died In The Year 1522?
- February 25, 1522 – William Lilye, English classical scholar
- June 25, 1522 – Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer (b. 1451)
- October 30, 1522 – Jean Mouton, French composer
- November 14, 1522 – Anne of France (b. 1461)
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