Nekrolog 1520
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This is a list of famous people who died in 1520 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data. Animals can be found in the necrology for animals .
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February | Sten Sture the younger | Knight and administrator of the Swedish Empire | ||
| February 5th | Eberhard von Rentelen | Councilor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck | ||
| February 7th | Alfonsina Orsini | Wife of Piero the unfortunate | ||
| 13th February | Dorothea of Brandenburg | Abbess in the Poor Clare Monastery in Bamberg | 48 | |
| February 24th | Alfonso of Aragon | Spanish bishop and politician | ||
| February 26th | Dietrich von Plieningen | German lawyer, doctor in civil law, learned counselor, knight and humanist | 66 | 
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16 | Martin Waldseemüller | German cartographer | 
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6th | Raffael | Italian painter and builder of the High Renaissance | 37 | |
| April 6th | Hans Schicklin | Swiss carver and cabinet maker | ||
| 11 April | Agostino Chigi | Italian entrepreneur and (papal) banker of the Renaissance | 53 | 
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Jan Lubrański | Polish bishop | ||
| 30th May | Claude de Seyssel | French lawyer, humanist, theologian and political thinker | ||
| 31. May | Johannes Aesticampianus | German theologian and botanist | 
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30th | Moctezuma II. | Ruler of the Aztec Empire (1502–1520) | 
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Juan Velázquez de León | Spanish conquistador | ||
| 24th July | Peter de Scotia | Theologian, First Rector of the University of Copenhagen | ||
| 30th July | Angelina Srpska | Saints of the Serbian Orthodox Church | 
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2nd | Johannes V. Thurzo | Prince-Bishop of Wroclaw | 54 | |
| 6th of August | Kunigunde of Austria | Wife of the Bavarian Duke Albrecht IV. | 55 | 
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | Ippolito I. d'Este | Archbishop and Cardinal | 41 | |
| September 8th | Orendel from Gemmingen | Landlord in Michelfeld, Electoral Palatinate Council and Vicedom zu Germersheim | ||
| 21st September | Viktorin Kornel ze Všehrd | Czech writer, lawyer, humanist and dean of Prague University | ||
| 21st September | Selim I. | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1512–1520) | 
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18 | Pier Gerlofs Donia | Frisian freedom fighter and pirate | 
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9th | Joakim Brahe | Swedish Imperial Council | ||
| November 9th | Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena | Italian writer, cardinal and secretary to Pope Leo X | 50 | |
| November 16 | Johann Kröner | German preacher | 
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17th | Hemming Gadh | Swedish clergyman and politician | 
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İdris-i Bitlisî | Ottoman historian | |||
| Hermann messenger | Middle Low German chronicler and poet of political pamphlets | |||
| Cuitláhuac | Ruler of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán | |||
| Juraj Dragišić | Croatian Franciscan | |||
| Philipp von Gemmingen, called Schellig | Palatine court chamber master, wealthy in Gemmingen and Stebbach, later in Michelfeld | |||
| Şeyh Hamdullah | one of the earliest and most influential Ottoman calligraphers | |||
| Martin Lebzelter | German-Swiss sculptor | |||
| Tommaso Masini | Italian metallurgist, alchemist, Leonardo da Vinci collaborator | |||
| Soltan Ali Mashhadi | Persian calligrapher and calligraphy teacher | |||
| Arnaud de Moles | French glass painter | |||
| Ulrich VII of Montfort-Tettnang | Last male name bearer of the house of Montfort-Tettnang | |||
| Alonso Álvarez de Pineda | Spanish conquistador | |||
| Marx Plenty | Austrian painter of Christian art | |||
| Henricus Stephanus | French printer | |||
| Georg Stuchs | Book printer | |||
| Visunharat Thipath | King of Lan Chang | |||
| Hans von Torgau | German stonemason and sculptor | |||
| Wolf Traut | German painter, draftsman and graphic artist | 
