Year 1507 (MDVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June April 25 – Martin Waldseemüller publishes his Cosmographiae Introductio ("Introduction to Universal Cosmography") and accompanying wall map, the first to show the Americas as a separate continent, naming them in honour of Amerigo Vespucci, his friend and idol. April / May – Martin Luther is ordained a priest of the Catholic Church. October – The Portuguese conquer the island of Ormuz in the Persian Gulf. Date unknown The Timurid Dynasty ends, when Uzbeks under Muhammad Shaybani capture the capital, Herat, and Emir Badi' al-Zaman Mirza flees. The Portuguese occupy Mozambique, and the islands of Socotra and Lamu. The Portuguese found the town of Stone Town in Mozambique. Cardinal Cisneros is appointed major inquisitor of Castile. King Henry VII of England prosecutes lords for keeping private armies, which might threaten his régime. King James IV grants a patent for the first printing press in Scotland, to Walter Chapman and Andrew Myllar. Raphael paints The Deposition, among other works. The Aztec New Fire ceremony is held for the last time (according to Bernardino de Sahagún). Births January 1 – Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (d. 1567) January 14 Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (d. 1578) Luca Longhi, Italian painter (d. 1580) January 25 – Johannes Oporinus, Swiss printer (d. 1568) February 11 – Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow, Russian Orthodox monk (d. 1569) February 21 – James, Duke of Rothesay, Scottish prince (d. 1508) March 7 – Magdalena of Saxony (d. 1534) March 25 – Thomas White, English politician (d. 1566) March 29 – Henry II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels and Count of Glatz (d. 1548) April 13 – Konrad Hubert, German theologian and hymnwriter (d. 1577) May 9 – Tijmen Groenewegen, Dutch politician June 5 – Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso, Portuguese nobleman (d. 1534) June 6 – Annibale Caro, Italian poet and Knight of Malta (d. 1566) June 25 – Marie of Baden-Sponheim, duchess consort of Bavaria (d. 1580) July 25 – Chamaraja Wodeyar IV, King of Mysore (d. 1576) August 2 – William Waldegrave, English Member of Parliament (d. 1554) August 15 – George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince (d. 1553) September 16 – Jiajing Emperor of China (d. 1567) September 27 – Guillaume Rondelet, French physician (d. 1566) October 1 Johannes