Deaths on October 20

Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

Died on October 20, 1538

Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, condottiero (b. 1490)

Francesco Maria I della Rovere (25 March 1490 – 20 October 1538) was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 to 1516 and, after retaking the throne from Lorenzo II de' Medici, from 1521 to 1538.

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Events on 1538

26 May

John Calvin
Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
25 Jul

Francisco de Orellana
The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
6 Aug

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
28 Sep

Battle of Preveza
Ottoman-Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
28 Oct

Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino
The first university in the New World (in present-day Dominican Republic), the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.

Deaths on October 20

Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

Died on October 20, 1538

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Events on 1538

John Calvin

Francisco de Orellana

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Battle of Preveza

Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino