1512
| Years: 1509 1510 1511 – 1512 – 1513 1514 1515 | |
| Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s – 1510s – 1520s 1530s 1540s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
Events
- April 11 – Battle of Ravenna. French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the pursuit.
- November 1 – The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
- Juan Ponce de León discovers the Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Selim I succeeds Beyazid II as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Moldavia is conquered by the Turks.
- Copernicus writes Commentariolus and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
- First use of the word "masque" to denote a poetic drama.
- Florentine Republic is dismantled and the Medici family comes back into power.
Births
- March 5 – Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer (d. 1594)
- April 10 – King James V of Scotland (d. 1542)
Deaths
- February 22 – Amerigo Vespucci (b. 1454)
- November 8 – Emery d'Amboise, Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
Categories: 1512