1502 in History – What happened in year 1502
✅ Published on March 21st, 2009 in 16th Century in History
In history, year 1502 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1502.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1502 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 15 june | Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage. Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of 1,128 square kilometres (436 sq mi) and a population of 386,486 inhabitants (as of January 2013). |
| 21 May | João da Nova of Portugal discovered the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1502:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 02 February | Damião de Góis / Philosopher / Portugal |
| 13 September | John Leland / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 14 August | Pieter Coecke van Aelst / Painter / Belgium |
| 20 March | Pierino Belli / Soldier / Italy |
| 20 January | Sebastian de Aparicio / Rancher / Spain |
| 25 April | Georg Major / Academic / Germany |
| 26 July | Christian Egenolff / Printer / Germany |
| 27 July | Francesco Corteccia / Composer / Italy |
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