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Important Historical Events of the year 1500, Year 1500 in History

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List of 1500 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1500

What happened in the year 1500?

Date Event
January 1, 1500 Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral discovers the coast of Brazil.
February 17, 1500 Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
March 9, 1500 The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.
March 29, 1500 Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna.
April 10, 1500 Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
April 22, 1500 Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil.
April 23, 1500 Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil).
August 9, 1500 Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.
November 11, 1500 Treaty of Granada: Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them.
December 24, 1500 A joint Venetian–Spanish fleet captures the Castle of St. George on the island of Cephalonia.