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Events
March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. date).
April 30 - Battle of the Sesia - Spanish forces under Charles de Lannoy defeat the French army in Italy under William de Bonnivet. The French, now commanded by François de St. Pol, withdraw from Italy.
August - September - Siege of Marseille by Imperial forces under the Duke of Bourbon.
October 28 - A French army invading Italy under King Francis besieges Pavia.
Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to sight the island of Manhattan, the future New York City.
The Peasants' War in Germany (1524-1525).
Quiché capital of Gumarcaj falls to the Spanish Conquistadores.
Births
May 28 - Selim II, Ottoman Emperor (+ 1574)
Azai Hisamasa - Japanese warlord
Deaths
Februari 26 - Cuauhtemoc, last emperor of the Aztecs (hanged).
July 20 - Queen Claude of France
December 24 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador
Ismail I, Shah of Persia
Category:1524
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