1520s

The 1520s was a decade that started on 1 January 1520 and ended on 31 December 1529.

It is distinct from the decade known as the 153th decade which began on January 1, 1521. and ended on December 31, 1530.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1490s 1500s 1510s – 1520s – 1530s 1540s 1550s
Years:	1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528 1529
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• Aztecs surrender to the Spanish conquistadors.
• Ferdinand Magellan takes a trip around the world, and discovers the Philippines and Guam.
• Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

Births

• Anne Askew, English Protestant martyr (1521)
• Taqi al-Din, Muslim scientist (1526)

Deaths

• Ferdinand Magellan, Spanish explorer (1521)
• Zhengde, Emperor of China (1521)
• Wijerd Jelckama, Frisian warlord and rebel (b. 1490)
• Marko Marulic, Croatian poet (1524)
• Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (1524)
• Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian writer and statesman.