1509
| Years: 1506 1507 1508 – 1509 – 1510 1511 1512 | |
| Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s – 1500s – 1510s 1520s 1530s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
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Events
- February 2 – Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India.
- April 22 – Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
- April 27 – Pope Julius II places Venice under interdict.
- May 14 – Battle of Agnadello – French forces defeat the Venetians.
- June 11 – Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon
- June 24 – King Henry VIII of England's and Queen consort's Catherine of Aragon coronation ceremony.
Births
- July 10 – John Calvin, French religious reformer (died 1564)
- August 3 – Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer (died 1546)
- Nicholas Bacon, English politician (died 1579)
- Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher and poet (died 1639)
- John Erskine of Dun, Scottish religious reformer (died 1591)
- John of Leiden, Dutch Anabaptist leader (died 1536)
- Stanislaw Odrowaz, Polish noble (died 1545)
- Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada, lawyer (died 1579)
- Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England (died 1552)
- Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher and natural scientist (died 1588)
Marriages
- June 11 – King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon
Deaths
- April 21 – King Henry VII of England (born 1457)
- May 10 – Caterina Sforza, countess of Forli (born 1463)
- June 29 – Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (born 1443)
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