Years: 1498 1499 1500 - 1501 - 1502 1503 1504

Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s - 1500s - 1510s 1520s 1530s

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Marriages 4 Deaths

Events

• Alexander becomes King of Poland.
• The Safavid kingdom was established in northern Iran.

Births

• May 6 - Pope Marcellus II
• November 25 - The Confucian scholar Yi Hwang (Toegye) of Joseon
• Mary Boleyn, later mistress to both Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England. (approximate date).
• Pedro de Mendoza, conquistador
• Hilaire Penet, French composer (probable date)

Marriages

• November 14 - Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon.

Deaths