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What Happened in September 1520

Historical Events

Suleiman the Magnificent

Sep 30 Suleiman the Magnificent succeeds his father Selam I as Ottoman Sultan (rules till 1566)

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 13 William Cecil, 1st baron Burghley, English statesman, born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1598)

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 21 Selim I 'the Grim' Sultan of Turkey (1512-1520), conquered Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, dies of illness at 49
  • Sep 22 Selim I 'Selim the Grim', Sultan of Turkey (1512-20) who captured Baghdad and Cairo, dies at 53