Important Historical Events of the year 1503, Year 1503 in History

List of 1503 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1503

What happened in the year 1503?

Date Event
February 13, 1503 Challenge of Barletta: Tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta.
April 28, 1503 The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as one of the first European battles in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.
May 10, 1503 Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.
August 8, 1503 King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
November 1, 1503 Pope Julius II is elected.
December 29, 1503 The Battle of Garigliano was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo.