Editing 1518 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 14]] &ndash; [[Dancing plague of 1518]]: A case of [[dancing mania]] breaks out in [[Strasbourg]] as a woman identified as "Frau Troffea" begins constant dancing that lasts for six days, after which fellow residents begin to join in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennant-Rea |first=Ned |date=July 10, 2018 |title=The Dancing Plague of 1518 |url=https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=The Public Domain Review |language=en}}</ref> According to some historians, several people die from constant dancing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518#:~:text=In%20July%201518%2C%20residents%20of,silently%20twist%2C%20twirl%20and%20shake.|title=What was the dancing plague of 1518?|date=August 31, 2015|author=Evan Andrews|website=History.com|access-date=March 28, 2021}}</ref>
* [[July 27]] &ndash; [[Battle of Brännkyrka]]: The [[Kalmar Union]], led by King Christian II of Denmark, is defeated by the Swedish regent [[Sten Sture the Younger]].
* [[August 10]] &ndash; Construction of the [[Manchester Grammar School]] is completed in [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bentley |first1=James |title=Dare to be wise : a history of the Manchester Grammar School |date=1991 |publisher=James X James |location=London |isbn=978-0-907383-04-8 |page=13 |url=https://archive.org/details/daretobewisehist0000bent/page/12/mode/2up?q=1518 |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> The total cost of the project was £218 13s 5d.
* [[August 28]] &ndash; [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|King Charles of Spain]] issues a charter authorizing the transportation of slaves directly from Africa to the Spanish Americas. His decision changes the nature and scale of the transatlantic slave trade.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keys |first=David |date=17 August 2018 |title=Details of horrific first voyages in transatlantic slave trade revealed |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/transatlantic-slave-trade-voyages-ships-log-details-africa-america-atlantic-ocean-deaths-disease-a8494546.html |access-date=21 August 2018 |archive-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821003108/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/transatlantic-slave-trade-voyages-ships-log-details-africa-america-atlantic-ocean-deaths-disease-a8494546.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 8]] &ndash; [[Diogo Lopes de Sequeira]] takes office as the new [[List of governors of Portuguese India|Governor of Portuguese India]], replacing [[Lopo Soares de Albergaria]].