Deaths on January 2

Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden)

Died on January 2, 1512

Svante Nilsson, Sweden politician (b. 1460)

Svante Nilsson ( c. 1460 – 2 January 1512) was a Swedish nobleman and regent of Sweden from 1504 – 2 January 1512. He was the father of Sten Sture the Younger (1493–1520) who later served as regent of Sweden, during the era of the Kalmar Union.

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Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden)

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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.