In history, year 1516 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 1516.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1516 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 23 april | The most well-known version of the Reinheitsgebot, the German Beer Purity Law was adopted across the entirety of Bavaria. |
| 29 November | France and Switzerland signed Freiburg's peace deal. |
| 15 December | After the discovery of the South American country of Argentina, the first group of immigrants from Spain reached this place. Thus Spain's authority over this country began. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1516:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 01 January | Margaret Leijonhufvud / Queen / Sweden |
| 16 April | Tabinshwehti / King / Myanmar (Burma) |
| 23 April | Georg Fabricius / Poet / Germany |
| 26 March | Conrad Gessner / Botanist / Switzerland |
| 28 July | William / King / Germany |