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What Happened in September 1522

Historical Events

First Circumnavigation of the Globe

Sep 6 Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition now led by Juan Sebastián Elcano returns to Seville without their captain after three years. First to circumnavigate the globe

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 11 Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist and naturalist, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1605)