Years: 1508 1509 1510 - 1511 - 1512 1513 1514

Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s

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

Events

• Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor.
• August 24 - Alfonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers the Sultanate of Malacca.
• St John's College, Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort.

Births

• November 15 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet
• Kimotsuki Kanetsugu, Japanese samurai and daimyo
• Nicola Vicentino, Italian music theorist and composer

Deaths

• September 6 - Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Ashikaga shogun