Deaths on May 21

Pandolfo Petrucci, Italian ruler (b. 1452)

Pandolfo Petrucci (14 February 1452 – 21 May 1512) was the lord of the Italian Republic of Siena during the Renaissance.

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.