In the year 1508, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, attacks the Republic of Venice (Feb), Lebna Dengel succeeds his father Na’od as Emperor of Ethiopia (Aug), Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Holy See of Rome (Dec), the Church of San Rocco in Venice is completed - and all these fine people were born:

1508-0217 Bernardo Salviati* Italian condottiero/Roman Catholic Cardinal - Florence, Republic of Florence (1568/60)

1508-0306 Humayun* (b Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad) the second emperor of the Mughal Empire - Kabul (1556/47)

1508-0403 Jean Daurat* (b Joan Dinemandy) French poet/ scholar - Limoges, Kingdom of France (1588/80)
1508-0423 Georg Sabinus* German poet/writer/diplomat - Brandenburg an der Havel (1560/52)

1508-0609 Primož Trubar* Slovene Protestant Reformer/author of the first Slovene language printed book - Rašica, Duchy of Carniola (1586/78)
1508-0613 Alessandro Piccolomini* Italian humanist/astronomer/philosopher - Siena, Tuscany (1579/70)

1508-0724 Andreas von Barby* Danish politician/Bishop of Lübeck - Loburg (1559/51)

1508-0919 Maria Paleologa* Italian noblewoman - Casale, Alessandria (1530/21)
1508-0923 Simon Sulzer* Swiss theologian/Reformer - Schattenhalb (1585/76)

1508-1125 Cristofano Gherardi* Italian painter - Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany (1556/47)
1508-1130 Andrea Palladio* architect – Padua, Republic of Venice (1580/71)

1508-1209 Gemma Frisius* Dutch physician/cartographer/ instrument maker – Dokkum, Friesland (1555/46)
1508-1221 Thomas Naogeorgus* German theologian/humanist/Latin dramatist - Straubing, Bavaria (1563/55)

Updated 22.12.2022
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