Historical Events
Battle of Mohács
Aug 29 Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle the Hungarian Empire is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 20 Peter Opmeer, Dutch church historian and humanist (Historia Martyrum) (d. 1595)
Famous Deaths
Juan Sebastián Elcano (c. 1486-1526)
Aug 4 Spanish explorer and navigator who completed the 1st circumnavigation of the Earth on the Magellan expedition, dies of scurvy aged 39 or 40
- Aug 29 Louis II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, dies in accident at 20
