List of 1503 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1503
Date | Event |
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February 13, 1503 | Challenge of Barletta: Tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta. |
April 28, 1503 | The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as one of the first European battles in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder. |
May 10, 1503 | Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there. |
August 8, 1503 | King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
November 1, 1503 | Pope Julius II is elected. |
December 29, 1503 | The Battle of Garigliano was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo. |