
1480
1480 • August 12 - Ottoman invasion of Otranto - Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam. The Martyrs of Otranto are canonized in 2013. |
1504
Age: 24y
1505
Age: 25y
birth of childJohn Hygebed III Dagnall, Edlesborough, England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1505 • Poland prohibits peasants from leaving their lands, establishing serfdom. |
1535
Age: 55y
1535 • French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail for his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (taken by Cartier during his first voyage). |