page_title: 1506
section_title: Deaths
hierarchical_section_title: 1506 / Deaths
context_page_description: Year 1506 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
context_section_description: January 21 – Johann IV Roth, German Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1426)
  May 4 – Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara, Timurid ruler of Herat (b. 1438)
  May 20 – Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer (b. 1451)
  August 15 – Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (b. c. 1445)
  August 19 – King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (b. 1461)
  September 13 – Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter and engraver (b. 1432)
  September 25 – King Philip I of Castile (b. 1478)
  September 30 – Beatrice, Duchess of Viseu, Portuguese infante (b. 1430)
  November 8 – Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, English noble (b. 1466)
  November 20 – Yeonsangun of Joseon, king of Korean Joseon Dynasty (b. 1476)
  November 21 – Engelbert, Count of Nevers, younger son of John I (b. 1462)
  date unknown – Mihri Hatun, Ottoman poet
caption: Christopher Columbus
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