Historical Events Fifth Council of the Lateran May 3 Pope Julius II opens the Fifth Council of Lateran at St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome The Warrior Pope Julius II Famous Deaths May 21 Pandolfo Petrucci, Italian ruler of the Republic of Siena (1500-12) during the Renaissance, dies at 60 May 26 Bayezid II, Ottoman Sultan (1481-1512), dies at 62 Apr 1512 History by Year Aug 1512 What Happened in 1512 Battle of RavennaApril 11, 1512