Births on August 27

Friedrich Staphylus, German theologian (d. 1564)

Friedrich Staphylus (27 August 1512 – 5 March 1564) was a German theologian, at first a Protestant and then a Catholic convert.

11 Apr

Battle of Ravenna (1512)
War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.
1 Nov

Michelangelo
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.