Major Events
- Jan 22 Jews are expelled from Colmar, Alsace
- Feb 13 Charles of Gelre conquers Oldenzaal
- Feb 17 Portuguese admiral Afonso de Albuquerque first conquers the city of Goa, entering it with little conflict
- May 30 Portuguese forces under Afonso de Albuquerque abandon Goa after its former ruler Yusuf Adil Shah, the Muslim King of Bijapur reconquers the city
- Jul 19 38 Jews are burned at stake in Berlin, Prussia
- Jul 25 Spanish conquest of Tripoli by Pedro Navarro for Aragon crown; over 3,000 killed and more than 5,000 inhabitants enslaved
- Sep 10 Bishop Frederik of Bathe recaptures Oldenzaal
- Dec 10 Muslim ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah and his Ottoman allies surrender to Portuguese forces led by Afonso de Albuquerque who puts the Muslim population to the sword
Born in 1510
- Mar 30 Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish blind organist and composer, born in Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Spain (d. 1566)
- Jun 9 Nicolaas van Nieuwland, Dutch clergyman (1st Catholic Bishop of Haarlem. 1561-69), born in Maartensdijk, Bishopric of Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire (now Netherlands) (d. 1580)
- Jul 22 Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (d. 1537)
- Oct 6 John Caius, English physician, born in Norwich, England (d. 1573)
- Oct 6 Rowland Taylor, English clergyman, born in Northumberland, England (d. 1555)
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