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Historical Events for the Year 1516

• 23rd April » The Bayerische Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) is signed in Ingolstadt.
• 8th May » Trần Cảo Rebellion: A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Hanoi named Thăng Long undefended.
• 24th August » The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) e.g Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
• 28th October » Battle of Yaunis Khan: Military of the Ottoman Empire called Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza City named Gaza.

Famous Birthdays in 1516

• 1st January » Margaret Leijonhufvud, Swedish wife of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1551)
• 16th January » Bayinnaung, Burmese king (d. 1581)
• 18th February » Mary I of England (d. 1558)
• 26th March » Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist and zoologist (d. 1565)
• 16th April » Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (d. 1550)
• 23rd April » Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)
• 23rd October » Charlotte of Valois (d. 1524)

Famous Deaths in History for 1516

• 23rd January » Ferdinand II of Aragon (b. 1452)
• 13th March » Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (b. 1456)
• 25th April » John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)
• 13th December » Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer and historian (b. 1462)

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