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1517 Historical Event(s)
August 15, 1517
– Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary.
October 31, 1517
– Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
Who Were Born On 1517?
June 18, 1517
– Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (d. 1593)
June 29, 1517
– Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician (d. 1585)
July 10, 1517
– Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (d. 1571)
August 20, 1517
– Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French church leader (d. 1586)
October 18, 1517
– Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (d. 1570)