What Happened In History Year 1503

Historical Events for the Year 1503

• 13th February » Disfida di Barletta tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta.
• 28th April » The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as the first battle in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.
• 10th May » Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them 'Las Tortugas' after the numerous turtles there.
• 28th May » James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor are married according to a papal bull by Pope Alexander VI. A Treaty of Everlasting Peace between Scotland and England signed on that occasion results in a peace that lasts ten years.
• 8th August » King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
• 1st November » Pope Julius II is elected.

Famous Birthdays in 1503

• 11th January » Parmigianino, Italian painter (d. 1540)
• 10th March » Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1564)
• 22nd March » Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian author (d. 1583)
• 1st June » Wilhelm von Grumbach, German knight (d. 1567)
• 28th June » Giovanni della Casa, Italian author and poet (d. 1556)
• 30th June » John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)
• 23rd July » Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1547)
• 12th August » Christian III of Denmark (d. 1559)
• 24th October » Isabella of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1539)
• 17th November » Bronzino, Italian painter (d. 1572)

Famous Deaths in History for 1503

• 11th February » Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)
• 18th August » Pope Alexander VI (b. 1431)
• 18th October » Pope Pius III (b. 1439)
• 23rd November » Bona of Savoy (b. 1449)
• 23rd November » Margaret of York (b. 1446)
• 28th December » Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (b. 1471)

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