1505 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1505th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 505th year of the 2nd millennium, the 5th year of the 16th century, and the 6th year of the 1500s decade. As of the start of 1505, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar ...
The Watch 1505 / ˌ w ɒ t ʃ f ɪ f ˈ t iː n ˈ ə ʊ ˈ f ɑː ɪ v / (also named PHN1505 or Pomander Watch of 1505) is the world's first watch. It was crafted by the German inventor, locksmith and watchmaker Peter Henlein from Nuremberg, during the year 1505, in the early German Renaissance period, as part of the Northern Renaissance.
Events from the year 1505 in art. Events. Pope Julius II summons Michelangelo to Rome to design the pope's tomb. The contract is revised five times and only three of forty large figures are ever executed. Works. Bellini, San Zaccaria Altarpiece. Bosch, St. Jerome at Prayer.