1506 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
January 22, 1506
– The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
April 18, 1506
– The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid.
August 6, 1506
– The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk
Who Were Born On ?
February 2, 1506
– René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)
April 7, 1506
– Saint Francis Xavier, Spanish co-founder of the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)
April 13, 1506
– Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)
July 1, 1506
– King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1526)