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List of 1521 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1521

What happened in the year 1521?

Date Event
January 3, 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
January 28, 1521 The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25.
February 20, 1521 Juan Ponce de León sets out from Spain for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists.
March 6, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam.
March 31, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan and fifty of his men came ashore to present-day Limasawa to participate in the first Catholic mass in the Philippines.
April 7, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu.
April 17, 1521 Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day.
April 18, 1521 Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.
April 23, 1521 Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
April 27, 1521 Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapulapu.
April 29, 1521 Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.
May 17, 1521 Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
May 20, 1521 Ignatius of Loyola is seriously wounded in the Battle of Pampeluna.
May 25, 1521 The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.
June 30, 1521 Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.
August 13, 1521 After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
August 23, 1521 Christian II of Denmark is deposed as king of Sweden and Gustav Vasa is elected regent.
August 28, 1521 Ottoman wars in Europe: The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
August 29, 1521 The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade).
December 27, 1521 The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg, disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse.