1524
Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. date). April 30 - Battle of the Sesia - Spanish forces under Charles de Lannoy defeat the French army in Italy under William de Bonnivet. The French, now commanded by François de St. Pol, withdraw from Italy. August - September - Siege of Marseille by Imperial forces under the Duke of Bourbon. October 28 - A French army invading Italy under King Francis besieges Pavia. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to sight the island of Manhattan, the future New York City. The Peasants' War in Germany (1524-1525). Quiché capital of Gumarcaj falls to the Spanish Conquistadores.
Births May 28 - Selim II, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1574) September 11 - Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (d. 1585) Azai Hisamasa - Japanese warlord
Deaths Februari 26 - Cuauhtemoc, last emperor of the Aztecs (hanged). July 20 - Queen Claude of France December 24 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador Ismail I, Shah of Persia
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