11th April » War of the League of Cambrai: France French forces led by Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna (1512) Battle of Ravenna.
10th August » The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship 'La Cordelière' and the English ship 'The Regent'.
19th October » Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology ('Doctor in Biblia').
21st October » Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
1st November » The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
27th December » The Spain called Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to Indigenous peoples of the Americas or native Indians in the New World.