What Happened in March 1517

Historical Events

5th Council of the Lateran

Mar 16 Pope Leo X holds the last session of the Fifth Council of the Lateran, convoked to restore peace between Catholic rulers and assert the authority of Pope

Famous Birthdays

  • Mar 29 Carlo Carafa, Italian cardinal, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1561)

Famous Deaths

  • Mar 7 Maria of Aragon, queen of Portugal (1500-17), dies at 34
  • Mar 26 Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer, dies at about 67 [birth date uncertain, c. 1450]