1512

Year 1512 was a  (link will display the full calendar) of the.

January - June

 * - . French forces under  defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the pursuit.

July - December

 * - becomes a doctor of theology [Doctor in Biblia].
 * - joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg
 * - The ceiling of the, painted by , is exhibited to the public for the first time.

Undated

 * discovers the.
 * succeeds as  of the.
 * becomes vassal of the Turkish Empire, in the same condisions as : the voivode will be designated by the Turks, but will be of orthodox faith. Also, the Turks were not allowed to build mosques, to be buried, to own land or to settle in the country.
 * writes and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
 * First use of the word "" to denote a.
 * is dismantled and the comes back into power.
 * is founded by Sir

Births

 * - King (died )
 * -, Flemish-German cartographer (died )
 * - King (died )
 * date unknown
 * (date unknown) (died 1536)
 * , Italian architect (died )
 * , Scottish renegade (died )
 * , English admiral (died )
 * , bishop of Warnia (died )
 * , Jesuit General and theologian (died )
 * , Polish magnate (died )
 * , king who unified Burma (died )
 * , French classical scholar (died )
 * , Spanish historian (died )
 * probable
 * , Scottish politician and religious reformer (died )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian merchant and cartographer, discoverer of new world (born )
 * -, French military commander (born )
 * -, ruler of Siena (born c)
 * -, (born c)
 * -, Italian philosopher (born )
 * -, Scottish peer (born )
 * date unknown
 * , swordsman (born 1440)
 * , Taíno chief
 * , sculptor


 * See also .