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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 15th century - 16th century - 17th century |
| Decades: | 1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s |
| Years: | 1510 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- Peter Henlein invented and created the first pocket watch.
- Belarusians and Poles defeat the Russian army in the Battle of Orsha
- Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church, beginning the Protestant Reformation.
- Selim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, conquered Palestine and Egypt, and declared himself Caliph.
- Hernán Cortés landed in Mexico.
- Ferdinand Magellan left Europe in an attempt to circumnavigate the world. While he would die en route, some of his crewmen would complete the trip.
- The first known official diplomatic mission of a European power to China, commissioned by Manuel I of Portugal, was carried by Fernao Pires de Andrade.
World leaders
- King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479–1516)
- King Louis XII of France (1498–1515)
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519)
- Sultan Selim I (1465–1520)
- King James IV of Scotland (1488–1513)
- King Henry VIII of England
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