1513 - What happened in 1513 ?


March 1513


Tuesday 11:

Leo X is elected Pope.


Thursday 27:

Explorer Juan Ponce de León sights North America (specifically Florida) for the first time, mistaking it for another island.




April 1513


Wednesday 02:

Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first known European to do so.




June 1513


Friday 06:

Italian Wars: Battle of Novara. Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis de la Tremoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.




September 1513


Tuesday 09:

James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden Field, ending Scotland's involvement in the War of the League of Cambrai.


Thursday 25:

Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reached the Pacific Ocean.




October 1513


Tuesday 07:

Battle of La Motta: Spanish troops under Ramon de Cardona defeat the Venetians.



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