1506
| Years: 1503 1504 1505 - 1506 - 1507 1508 1509 | |
| Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s - 1500s - 1510s 1520s 1530s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa.
- Hernán Cortés, conquistador, arrives in the New World at Santo Domingo in Hispaniola, age 22.
Births
- April 7: Francis Xavier, Jesuit Saint
- Possibly Lady Margaret Lee, sister of the poet Thomas Wyatt and favourite lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne Boleyn
Deaths
- May 20 - Christopher Columbus explorer, sailor, Catholic
- Alexander King of Poland, grand-duke of Lithuania, fourth son of Casimir IV.
Heads of states
- Navarre - John of Albret King of Navarre (1484-1516)
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