1524 - Definition and Overview

Events

• March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. date).
• April 30 - Battle of the Sesia - Spanish forces under Charles de Lannoy defeat the French army in Italy under William de Bonnivet. The French, now commanded by François de St. Pol, withdraw from Italy.
• August - September - Siege of Marseille by Imperial forces under the Duke of Bourbon.
• October 28 - A French army invading Italy under King Francis besieges Pavia.
• Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to sight the island of Manhattan, the future New York City.
• The Peasants' War in Germany (1524-1525).
• Quiché capital of Gumarcaj falls to the Spanish Conquistadores.

Births

• May 28 - Selim II, Ottoman Emperor (+ 1574)
• Azai Hisamasa - Japanese warlord

Deaths

• Februari 26 - Cuauhtemoc, last emperor of the Aztecs (hanged).
• July 20 - Queen Claude of France
• December 24 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
• Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador
• Ismail I, Shah of Persia