1515

Years: 1512 1513 1514 - 1515 - 1516 1517 1518

Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

• June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire.
• August 23 - Battle of Chaldiran. Selim I crushes the Persian army of Shah Ismail I.
• September 5 - Selim captures the Persian capital of Tabriz without encountering any resistance, but is unable to hold it.
• September 13 - September 14 - Battle of Marignano - The army of Francis I of France defeats the Swiss, thanks to the timely arrival of a Venetian army. Francis restores French control of Milan
• Sweden declared independence
• Ottoman Empire conquers Kurdistan

Year in topics

• 1515 in art

Births

• September 22 - Anne of Cleves, later fourth Queen consort of Henry VIII of England.
• November 20 - Mary of Guise, later Queen consort of James V of Scotland and Regent for her daughter Mary I of Scotland.

Deaths

• January 1 - King Louis XII of France
• December 1 - Hernandez Gonzalo de Cordoba, "El Gran Capitan", Spanish General.
• December 16 - Afonso de Albuquerque portuguese naval general (in sea)
• Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter
• Nezahualpilli of Texcoco, Aztec philosopher