- Jan 19 Italian city Mirandola surrenders to the French
Westminster Jousting Tournament
Feb 12 King Henry VIII issues challenge, beginning a jousting tournament to celebrate the birth of his son Henry. Recorded in Roll of Honour manuscript which depicts trumpeter John Blanke, only identifiable black person in Tudor England. [1]
Portuguese Attack Malacca
Jul 25 Portuguese forces under Afonso de Albuquerque first assault the prosperous trading city of Malacca, Malay Peninsula
- Aug 10 Portuguese troops occupy parts of Malacca
- Aug 24 Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V