Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the pursuit. November 1 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. Juan Ponce de León discovers the Turks and Caicos Islands Selim I succeeds Beyazid II as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Moldavia is conquered by the Turks Copernicus writes Commentariolus and moves the sun to the center of the solar system First use of the word "masque" to denote a poetic drama Births April 10/April 11 - Prince James Stuart, later King James V of Scotland. Catherine Parr, later sixth Queen consort of King Henry VIII of England. Abati, italian artist Deaths February 22 - Amerigo Vespucci (b. 1454)
