1506
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1470s 1480s 1490s – 1500s – 1510s 1520s 1530s |
| Years: | 1503 1504 1505 – 1506 – 1507 1508 1509 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1506 MDVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2259 |
| Armenian calendar | 955 ԹՎ ՋԾԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6256 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1427–1428 |
| Bengali calendar | 913 |
| Berber calendar | 2456 |
| English Regnal year | 21 Hen. 7 – 22 Hen. 7 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2050 |
| Burmese calendar | 868 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7014–7015 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙丑年 (Wood Ox) 4202 or 4142 — to — 丙寅年 (Fire Tiger) 4203 or 4143 |
| Coptic calendar | 1222–1223 |
| Discordian calendar | 2672 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1498–1499 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5266–5267 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1562–1563 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1427–1428 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4606–4607 |
| Holocene calendar | 11506 |
| Igbo calendar | 506–507 |
| Iranian calendar | 884–885 |
| Islamic calendar | 911–912 |
| Japanese calendar | Eishō 3 (永正３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1423–1424 |
| Julian calendar | 1506 MDVI |
| Korean calendar | 3839 |
| Minguo calendar | 406 before ROC 民前406年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 38 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2048–2049 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 1632 or 1251 or 479 — to — 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) 1633 or 1252 or 480 |
1506 (MDVI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1506th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 506th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 16th century, and the 7th year of the 1500s decade. As of the start of 1506, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events[change | change source]
- January 22 – The Swiss Guard arrives at the Vatican, to serve as permanent ceremonial and palace guards under Pope Julius II.
Births[change | change source]
- April 7 – Francis Xavier, Spanish Jesuit saint (d. 1552)