Year 1512 (MDXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1512 January – June April 11 – Battle of Ravenna: French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston's killed in the pursuit. July – December October 19 – Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology [Doctorin Biblia]. October 21 – Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of… (More on 1512)