Born in 1497

Philipp Melanchthon

German Lutheran reformer and theologian

February 16 · 1497–1560

Pedro de Valdivia

Spanish conquistador

April 17 · 1497–1553

Francesco Canova da Milano

Italian composer

August 18 · 1497–1543

Ernest I of Brunswick

Duke of Brunswick

June 27 · 1497–1546

Wolfgang Musculus

September 10 · 1497–1563

Benedetto Accolti the Younger

Italian cardinal

October 29 · 1497–1549

Matthäus Schwarz

German accountant

February 19 · 1497–1574