Births on November 11

Marcin Kromer

Born on November 11, 1512

Marcin Kromer, Prince-Bishop of Warmia (d. 1589)

Marcin Kromer (Latin: Martinus Cromerus; 11 November 1512 – 23 March 1589) was Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), a Polish cartographer, diplomat and historian in the Kingdom of Poland and later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was a personal secretary to two Kings of Poland, Sigismund I the Old and Sigismund II Augustus.

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Events on 1512

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.