1524

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1490s 1500s 1510s - 1520s - 1530s 1540s 1550s\n|- \n| align="center" | Centuries:
15th century - 16th century - 17th century\n|}\n

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

\n* March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. date)\n* 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.\n* August - September - Siege of Marseille by Imperial forces under the Duke of Bourbon\n* October 28 - A French army invading Italy under King Francis besieges Pavia.\n* Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to sight the island of Manhattan, the future New York City.\n* The Peasants' War in Germany (1524-1525)\n* Quiché capital of Gumarcaj falls to the Spanish Conquistadores

Births

\n* May 28 - Selim II, Ottoman Emperor (+ 1574)

Deaths

\n* December 24 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer\n* Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n