Cayman Islands, orginally called Las Tortugas (The Turtle Islands) due to the abundance of turtles there

In the year 1503, Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands, which he names Las Tortugas (May 10), Naples is captured by the Spanish (May 13), King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor (Aug 8), Queen Isabella I of Spain prohibits violence against native tribes (Oct 30), Leonardo da Vinci probably starts work on painting the Mona Lisa in Florence, Vasco da Gama establishes India’s first Portuguese fortress at Kochi on the southwest coast of India - and all these fine people were born:

1503-0111 Parmigianino* painter/printmaker - Parma, Duchy of Milan (1540/37)

1503-0310 Ferdinand I* Holy Roman Emperor - Alcalá de Henares, Castile, Spanish Empire (1564/61)
1503-0322 Antonio Francesco Grazzini* writer - Florence, Republic of Florence (1584/80)

1503-0418 Henry II of Navarre* King of Navarre - Sangüesa, Navarre (1555/52)

1503-0601 Wilhelm von Grumbach* German adventurer - Rimpar, Würzburg (1567/63)

1503-0723 Anne of Bohemia and Hungary* a.k.a. Anna Jagellonica - Buda, Hungary (1547/43)

1503-0812 Christian III of Denmark* King of Denmark and Norway - Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Denmark (1559/55)

1503-1004 Isabella of Portugal* Queen of Spain - Lisbon, Portugal (1539/35)

1503-1117 Angolo di Cosimo* a.k.a. Bronzino, painter - Florence, Republic of Florence (1572/69)

1503-1214 Nostradamus* - French physician and prophet - Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France (1566/62)

Updated 23.3.2021
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