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Historical Events for the Year 1519

• 4th March » Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth.
• 22nd April » Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Veracruz called Veracruz, Mexico.
• 28th June » Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor named Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
• 10th July » Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhengde Emperor known as Zhengde a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads his army north in an attempt to capture Nanjing.
• 15th August » Panama City, Panama, is founded.
• 20th August » Philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhengde Emperor or Zhengde.
• 20th September » Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
• 8th November » Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma II known as Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.

Famous Birthdays in 1519

• 5th February » René of Châlon, (d. 1544)
• 16th February » Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (d. 1572)
• 17th February » Francis, Duke of Guise (d. 1563)
• 31st March » Henry II of France (d. 1559)
• 27th May » Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist (d. 1594)
• 15th June » Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1536)
• 24th June » Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (d. 1605)

Famous Deaths in History for 1519

• 12th January » Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
• 21st January » Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)
• 2nd May » Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1452)
• 11th August » Johann Tetzel, German preacher (b. 1465)
• 23rd August » Philibert Berthelier (Geneva patriot) named Philibert Berthelier, Swiss soldier (b. 1465)
• 10th September » John Colet, English theologian and scholar (b. 1467)

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