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Historical Events for the Year 1501

• 13th September » Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David (Michelangelo) called David.
• 30th October » Banquet of Chestnuts named Ballet of Chestnuts a banquet held by Cesare Borgia in the Papal Palace where fifty prostitutes or courtesans are in attendance for the entertainment of the guests.
• 31st December » The First Battle of Cannanore commences.

Famous Birthdays in 1501

• 16th January » Anthony Denny, English politician (d. 1559)
• 17th January » Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d. 1566)
• 1st February » Queen Munjeong of Korean (d. 1565)
• 6th May » Pope Marcellus II (d. 1555)
• 26th June » Cho Shik, Korean poet and scholar (d. 1572)
• 18th July » Isabella of Austria (d. 1526)
• 24th September » Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (d. 1576)

Famous Deaths in History for 1501

• 26th September » Džore Držić, Croatian poet and playwright (b. 1461)

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