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 January | Sebastian de Aparicio / Rancher / Spain |
| 20 March | Pierino Belli / Soldier / Italy |
| 25 April | Georg Major / Academic / Germany |
| 26 July | Christian Egenolff / Printer / Germany |
| 27 July | Francesco Corteccia / Composer / Italy |