Famous Deaths Jun 15 Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442) Jun 22 Leonardo Loredan, Venetian nobleman, statesman and Doge of Venice (1501-21), dies at 84 May 1521 History by Year Jul 1521 What Happened in 1521 Martin Luther ExcommunicatedJanuary 3, 1521 Defender of the Faith Henry Rejects RomeOctober 11, 1521