Year by year · 16th century

1503

1503 in world history: 7 events, 8 births, 14 deaths, 2 works and 3 states that came to an end. 995 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 28 April · Battle

    Battle of Cerignola

    The Battle of Cerignola was fought on 28 April 1503 in Apulia, southern Italy.

  2. 10 May

    Columbus sights the Cayman Islands

    On his fourth voyage, Christopher Columbus sighted two small islands teeming with turtles, which he named Las Tortugas. They later became known as the Cayman Islands.

    Spanish EmpireChristopher Columbus

  3. 14 December

    Nostradamus is born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

    Michel de Nostredame, physician and astrologer, was born in Provence. His Prophecies of 1555, written in vague rhymed quatrains, have been claimed as predictions of countless later events.

  4. Battle

    Battle of the Garigliano (1503)

    The Battle of the Garigliano was fought on 29 December 1503 on the river Garigliano between Lazio and Campania, during the Italian Wars.

ProfileState874 states with a known seat in 1503Open the atlas at 1503 →

In the profiles

  • Aq QoyunluIsmail defeats Murad near Hamadan, ending Aq Qoyunlu rule

Wars and longer events

Born in 1503 8

Died in 1503 14

Works 2

States that came to an end 3

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