Historical Events 1st New Testament in Greek Published Mar 1 Printing is completed of Erasmus' "Novum Instrumentum omne", first published New Testament in Greek Humanist and Theologian Erasmus Famous Birthdays Mar 26 Conrad Gessner, Swiss physician and naturalist, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1565) Born in 1516 Famous Deaths Mar 13 Vladislav II, King of Bohemia (1471-1516) and King of Hungary (1490-1516), dies at 60 Mar 17 Giuliano de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at 37 Feb 1516 History by Year Apr 1516 What Happened in 1516 German Beer Purity LawApril 23, 1516