Timeline July 1505

Events in July 1505 3

• 1505 Portuguese Sack of Kilwa Francisco de Almeida's fleet storms the Swahili trading city In July 1505, the fleet of Francisco de Almeida, first Viceroy of Portuguese India, attacked and burned the Swahili port city of Kilwa. The Portuguese installed a puppet ruler and built a fort to control the East African coast's trade routes. The attack marked the start of Portuguese domination of the Swahili coast.
• 1505 Edinburgh Surgeons and Barbers Granted Royal Charter Seal of Cause establishes a formal surgeons' guild in Scotland On 1 July 1505, Edinburgh's Town Council granted a Seal of Cause to the Incorporation of Surgeons and Barbers, formally regulating the practice of surgery in the city. The charter, confirmed by King James IV, required apprenticeship and examination before practice. The body is recognised as the ancestor of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
• 1505 Martin Luther Enters Augustinian Monastery Future reformer begins monastic life at Erfurt On 17 July 1505, Martin Luther entered the Augustinian monastery of St. Augustine in Erfurt, fulfilling a vow made after being caught in a thunderstorm near Stotternheim. He abandoned his legal studies to pursue a religious life, a decision that set him on the path toward the Protestant Reformation. He was ordained a priest two years later.