English courtier (d. 1558) December 8 – Veit Dietrich, German theologian, writer and reformer (d. 1549) date unknown Vicente Masip, Spanish painter (d. 1579) William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English statesman (d. 1563) Ii Naomori, Japanese samurai (d. 1560) probable Elizabeth Barton, English nun (d. 1534) Margaret Lee, confidante of Queen Anne Boleyn (d. 1543) Deaths January 21 – Johann IV Roth, German Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1426) May 4 – Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara, Timurid ruler of Herat (b. 1438) May 20 – Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer (b. c.1451) August 15 – Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (b. c. 1445) August 19 – King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (b. 1461) September 13 – Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter and engraver (b. 1432) September 25 – King Philip I of Castile (b. 1478) September 30 – Beatrice, Duchess of Viseu, Portuguese infante (b. 1430) November 8 – Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, English noble (b. 1466) November 20 – Yeonsangun of Joseon, king of Korean Joseon Dynasty (b. 1476) November 21 – Engelbert, Count of Nevers, younger son of John I (b. 1462) date unknown – Mihri Hatun, Ottoman poet References