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

1506 was a common year which started on Thursday.

Events

• January 22 – The Swiss Guard arrives at the Vatican, to serve as permanent ceremonial and palace guards under Pope Julius II.

Births

• April 7 – Francis Xavier, Spanish Jesuit saint (d. 1552)