1501 Calendar
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1501 Historical Event(s)
September 13, 1501
– Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.
October 30, 1501
– 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.
November 4, 1501
– Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII’s first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII’s older brother – they would later marry.
Who Were Born On 1501?
January 16, 1501
– Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)
January 17, 1501
– Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d. 1566)
May 6, 1501
– Pope Marcellus II (d. 1555)
July 18, 1501
– Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)
September 24, 1501
– Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)
November 25, 1501
– Yi Hwang, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1570)