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1524 Historical Event(s)
January 17, 1524
– Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.
April 17, 1524
– Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor.
October 27, 1524
– Italian Wars: The French troops lay siege to Pavia.
Who Were Born On 1524?
February 4, 1524
– Luís de Camões, Portuguese poet (d. 1580)
February 10, 1524
– Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580)
February 17, 1524
– Charles of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1574)
May 28, 1524
– Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)
August 23, 1524
– François Hotman, French lawyer and writer (d. 1590)
September 7, 1524
– Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (d. 1583)
September 11, 1524
– Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (d. 1585)