Historical Events
- May 2 German evangelical monarchy joins the Schmalkaldic League
League of Cognac
May 22 Pope Clement VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac
- May 26 Four remaining ships of the Spanish Laoisa Expedition sail into the Pacific Ocean, soon be separated in a storm, only one will successfully cross to reach the Spice Islands)
Famous Deaths
- May 19 Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, 104th Emperor of Japan (1500-26), dies at 63
