Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the first known European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the first known European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the first known European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Key People
Events Before
Founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak marries Mata Sulakhani in Batala
Founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak marries Mata Sulakhani in Batala
The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, stating that b
The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, stating that beer should be brewed from only three ingredients: water, malt, and hops
Bell chimes invented
Bell chimes invented
Portuguese explorer Pêro da Covilhã departs Santarém on a mission to India and Abyssinia - succeeds in reaching both, la
Portuguese explorer Pêro da Covilhã departs Santarém on a mission to India and Abyssinia - succeeds in reaching both, laying the ground for future Portuguese voyages of exploration
Imposter Lambert Simnel crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin
Imposter Lambert Simnel crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin
Events After
The last Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro is forced to abdicate by Venice
Catherine Cornaro (Venetian: Catarina Corner; Italian: Caterina Cornaro or Corner; Greek: Αικατερίνη Κορνάρο, romanized: Aikateríni Kornáro; 25 November 1454 – 10 July 1510) was the last monarch of...
"Tractate Niddah," a Talmudic edition, is first printed
"Tractate Niddah," a Talmudic edition, is first printed
Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors
Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors
First dated edition of Maimonides' "Mishneh Torah" is published, a code of Jewish religious law
First dated edition of Maimonides' "Mishneh Torah" is published, a code of Jewish religious law
Anne of Brittany, Duchess regnant of Brittany (13) marries by proxy Maximilian of Austria (31) at Rennes Cathedral (annu
Anne of Brittany, Duchess regnant of Brittany (13) marries by proxy Maximilian of Austria (31) at Rennes Cathedral (annulled 1492)
More from the 1480s
King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV
Anne of York (2 November 1475 – 23 November 1511) was the fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Soon after the death of her father and the usurpation…
"Pentateuch" the Jewish Bible is 1st printed as a book in Bologna, Italy
"Pentateuch" the Jewish Bible is 1st printed as a book in Bologna, Italy
Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murder
Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murdered, after being incarcerated in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower")
Ottoman troops conquer Otranto in southern Italy after a 15-day siege, killing 12,000, enslaving 5,000, and beheading 80
Ottoman troops conquer Otranto in southern Italy after a 15-day siege, killing 12,000, enslaving 5,000, and beheading 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam
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