22nd March » Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.
6th June » Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friuli by Republic of Venice e.g Venetian troops
10th December » The War of the League of Cambrai called League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice.
29th December » Portuguese Empire e.g Portuguese forces under the command of Francisco de Almeida attack Khambhat at the Battle of Dabul.
Famous Birthdays in 1508
30th November » Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Teatro Olimpico (d. 1580)
9th December » Gemma Frisius, Dutch mathematician and cartographer (d. 1555)
24th December » Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian scholar (d. 1567)
Famous Deaths in History for 1508
4th February » Conrad Celtes, German scholar (b. 1459)
27th May » Ludovico Sforza, Italian son of Francesco I Sforza (b. 1452)