1475

March 6

• Birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti; painter/sculptor/architect (David, Pièta) (dies 1564). [1] [5]

April 13

• Matteo Palmieri Italian writer (Città di Vita), dies at age 69. [1]

May 6

• Dieric Bouts Dutch painter, dies at about age 64. [1]

December 11

• Birth of Leo X [Giovanni de' Medici] Italy, Pope (1513-21). [1]

1476

May 6

• Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg and duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children. [1]

July 6

• Regiomontanus [Johannes Müller of Königsberg], dies. [1] [37]

December 24

• 400 Burgundy soldiers freeze to death during siege of Nancy. [1]

December 26

• Galeazzo Maria Sforza duke of Milan, murdered. [1]

1477

January 5

• Battle at Nancy, Burgundy versus Switzerland, 7000+ killed. [1]
• Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at age 43. [1]

January 25

• Birth of Anna de Bretagne wife of Maximilian of Austria and Louis XII. [1]

April 21

• Maximilian of Habsburg marries Maria of Bourgondië at proxy. [1]

December 11

• Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie. [1]

1478

January 18

• Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod. [1]

February 7

• Birth of Sir Thomas More lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia). [1]

February 18

• Duke of Clarence forced drowning in a wine barrel. [1]

February 22

• Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius) writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies. [1]

April 26

• Easter is celebrated for the first time. [1]
• Giuliano de' Medici Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about age 24. [1]
• Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo and kill Giuliano de'Medici. [1]

May 26

• Birth of Clement VII [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34). [1]

July 22

• Birth of Philip I (the Handsome) first Habsburg king of Spain (1506). [1]

1479

January 18

• Louis IX the Rich, duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt), dies at age 61. [1]

January 19

• Johan II king of Aragón/Navarra, dies at age 81. [1]

March 12

• Birth of Giuliano de' Medici monarch of Florence. [1]

March 26

• Birth of Vasili III great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III. [1]

December 12

• Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III. [1]

1480

February 13

• Birth of Hieronymus Aleander [Girólamo Aleandro], Italian diplomat/cardinal. [1]

April 18

• Birth of Lucretia Borgia murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI). [1]

1481

May 3

• Mohammed II [Fâtih], sultan of Turkey (1451-81), dies. [1]

May 21

• Christian I king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies. [1]

December 26

• Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht. [1]

1482

February 10

• Luca della Robbia Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at age 81. [1]

March 27

• Maria duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at age 25. [1]

April 25

• Margaret of Anjou Queen (Henry VI), dies. [1]

May 15

• Paolo Toscanelli Italian physician and mapmaker, dies. [1]

December 23

• Peace of Atrecht. [1]

1483

January 12

• Birth of Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz Governor/Viceroy of Holland. [1]

February 14

• Birth of Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah prince/founder Mogols-dynasty. [1]

February 15

• Birth of Babur founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30. [1]

March 6

• Birth of Francesco Guicciardini Italy, attorney/president of Romagna. [1]

March 18

• Birth of Raphael painter (Sistine Madonna). [1]

March 28

• Birth of Raphael Urbino Italy, painter (School of Athens). [1]

April 6

• Birth of Raphael [Raffaello Sanzio] Urbino Italy, painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina). [1]

April 9

• Edward I (12) succeeds Edward IV as king of England. [1]
• Edward IV King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at age 38. [1]

June 26

• Richard III usurps English throne. [1]

July 6

• England's King Richard III crowned. [1]

August 30

• Louis XI king of France (1461-83), dies at age 60. [1]

October 13

• Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on the Bible. [1]

December 3

• Birth of Nicolaus von Amsdorf; German reformation theologist. [1] [37]

1484

January 1

• Ulrich Zwingli is born in Wildhaus, Switzerland; influential church reformer in the development of Swiss Protestantism. [37] (1481 [1])

January 17

• Birth of Georg Spalatin (pseudonym of Georg Burkhardt) in Spalt, Germany (died 1545); close friend and collaborator of Martin Luther. [37]

February 21

• Birth of Joachim I Nestor elector (Brandenburg, Constitution). [1]

March 4

• Kazimierz the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at age 25. [1]

March 29

• Birth of Johann Spangenberg composer. [1]

April 23

• Birth of Julius Cæsar Scaliger Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things). [1]

December 28

• Birth of Joachim Vadianus [von Watt] Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen. [1]

1485

April 3

• Birth of Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius] South Netherlands poet. [1]

August 22

• Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets. [1]

December 16

• Birth of Catherine of Aragon Spanish princess/first wife of Henry VIII. [1]

1486

January 6

• Birth of Martin Agricola (pseudonym of Martin Sore) in Schwiebus; German music scholar and composer in Magdeburg. [1] [37]

January 18

• King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV. [1]

February 16

• Diet of Frankfort. [1]

March 11

• Albrecht III Achilles elector of Brandenburg, dies at age 71. [1]

April 9

• The Habsburg, Maximilian I is crowned German king at Aachen. (He will later become the Holy Roman emperor.) [37]

July 14

• Birth of Andrea del Sarto Italy, painter (Recollets). [1]

1487

January 30

• Bell chimes invented. [1]

February 14

• Birth of Henry II of Bavaria bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising. [1]

March 21

• Nicholas van Fluë, Swiss saint/patron of Switzerland, dies. [1] [37]

May 24

• Imposter Lambert Simnel ceremony crowned as King Edward VI of Dublin. [1]

July 17

• Birth of Esma'il I shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah. [1]

September 10

• Birth of Julius III Counter-Reformation pope (1550-55). [1]

1488

January 6

• Birth of Helius Eobanus Hessus German poet (Silvae). [1]

January 13

• Hermann Vischer "the Old", buried. [1]

January 20

• Birth of Sebastian Münster in Ingelheim, Germany; professor of Hebrew at the University of Basel, author (Cosmography). [37]

February 3

• Bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros). [1]

February 5

• Roman catholic German emperor Maximilian I caught in Belgium. [1]

April 21

• Birth of Ulrich von Hutten near Fulda; German poet/humanist/patriot. [1] [37]

May 2

• Jacob van Horne, Burgundy statesman, dies. [1]

June 11

• Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland. [1]

December 15

• Bartholomeus Diaz returns to Portugal after sailing round Cape of Good Hope. [1]

1489

April 6

• Hans Waldmann Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded. [1]

July 2

• Birth of Thomas Cranmer England, archbishop/reformer/martyr. [1]

October 28

• In England, King Henry VII orders the mint to begin coining gold bullion in new coin called a sovereign, 240 grains weight, 23 carats + 3.5 grains, valued at 20 shillings. [309.2]

December 4

• Battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from the Moors. [1]

1490

January 23

• First printing of Ramban's Sha'ar ha-Gemul. [1]

February 17

• Birth of Charles de Bourbon officer/governor (Lombardy). [1]

March 14

• Charles I Duke of Savoy, dies at age 21. [1]

March 23

• First dated edition of Maimonides "Mishna Torah" published. [1]

April 6

• Matthias Corvinus king of Hungary, dies. [1]

May 17

• Birth of Albert in Ansbach, Germany; last grand master of the Teutonic Knights, lord of East Prussia, founded the University of Königsberg in 1544. [1] [37]

June 28

• Birth of Albrecht Margrave von Brandenburg; Cardinal, Elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Archbishop of Mainz. [1] [37]

December 10

• Antoine Haneron Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about age 90. [1]

December 14

• Anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria. [1]

1491

February 2

• Martin Schongauer German painter, dies at age 40. [1]

June 28

• Birth of Henry VIII; King of England (1509-47). [1] [241.9]

October 11

• Death of Blessed Jakob Griesinger, also known as Jakob von Ulm and as Alemannus; glass maker. [37]

December 3

• Thomas Basin French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies. [1]

December 6

• King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne. [1]

1492

January 2

• Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day). [1]

January 12

• Birth of Andrea Alicati Italian author. [1]

January 23

• "Pentateuch" (Jewish holy book) first printed. [1]

March 4

• Birth of Francesco de Layolle composer. [1]

March 6

• Birth of Jean Luis Vives Spanish theory/humanist/reformer. [1]

March 21

• Alonzo Pietro, pilot, sailed with Columbus. [1]

March 30

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain. [1]

March 31

• Queen Isabella of Castilia and Ferdinand of Aragon expels Jews. [1]

April 8

• Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico" ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies. [1]

April 9

• Lorenzo de' Medici Florentine statesman, dies. [1]

April 17

• Spain and Christopher Columbus signs a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices. [1] [5]

May 8

• Birth of Andreas Alciatus [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer. [1]

May 15

• Cheese and Bread rebellion: German mercenaries kills 232 Alkmaarse. [1]

August 2

• Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. [1]

August 3

• Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for "Indies". [1] [5]

September 25

• Crewman on the Pinta sights "land"-a few weeks early. [1]

October 12

• Columbus arrives in the Bahamas; the real Columbus Day. [1]

October 17

• Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas). [1]

October 28

• Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba. [1]

November 5

• Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from the Indians of Cuba. [1]

November 7

• The Ensisheim Meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. [5]

November 15

• Christopher Columbus notes first recorded reference to tobacco. [1]
• In Spain, six Jews and five Conversos are accused of using black magic. [1]

December 5

• Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti). [1]

December 6

• Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Môle Saint Nicolas. [1]

December 25

• Columbus' ship Santa Maria docks at Dominican Republic. [1]

December 26

• First Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus. [1]

December 31

• 100,000 Jews expelled from Sicily. [1]

1493

January 4

• Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first journey. [1] [5]

January 9

• Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three "mermaids" - in reality manatees. [1] [129]

January 12

• Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily. [1]

January 16

• Columbus returns to Spain on his first trip. [1]

January 19

• France cedes Roussillon and Cerdágne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona. [1]

March 15

• Birth of Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency marshal of France. [1]
• Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after first new world voyage. [1]

March 18

• John of Lannoy Flemish Governor/viceroy of Netherlands/Zealand, dies at age 82. [1]

April 15

• Columbus meets with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. [1]

May 1

• Birth of Phillippus Paracelsus Switzerland, physician/alchemist. [1]

May 4

• Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides non-Christian world between Spain and Portugal. [1]

May 23

• King Charles VIII and Maximilian I of Austria signs Peace of Senlis. [1]

August 19

• Frederick III Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor (1440-1493). [1]

September 24

• Columbus' second expedition to the New World. [1]

September 25

• Columbus sails on second voyage to America. [1]

November 19

• Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his second voyage. [1]

December 17

• Birth of Philippus A Paracelsus Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum). [1]

1494

January 1

• Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia. [1]

January 25

• Alfonso II replaces his father as king of Naples. [1]
• Ferdinand I cruel king of Naples, dies. [1]

February 20

• Birth of Johan Friis chancellor (Denmark, helped establish Lutheranism). [1]

March 1

• Birth of Il Bacchiacca [Franceso Ubertini] Italian painter. [1]

March 24

• Birth of Georgius Agricola [Georg Bauer]]; German mineralogist (De Re Metallica). [1] [37]

April 20

• Birth of John Agricola [Schneider] German theologist/prime minister. [1]

May 3

• Jamaica discovered by Christopher Columbus; he names it "St Iago". [1]

May 25

• Birth of Jacopo Pontormo II Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ). [1]

1495

January 28

• Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France. [1]

February 10

• Sir William Stanley English lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy. [1]

February 22

• French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim the crown. [1]

February 25

• Djem Sultan son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at age 35. [1]

March 6

• Birth of Luigi Alamanni Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione). [1]

March 8

• Birth of Juan de Dios Portugal/Spain, saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy). [1]

March 25

• Birth of Leonhard Paminger composer. [1]

May 20

• French King Charles VIII leaves Naples. [1]

May 31

• Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella and Venice sign anti-French Saint League. [1]

June 1

• First written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls. [1]

November 21

• Birth of John Bale England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan). [1]

1496

January 6

• Moorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christi. [1]

February 24

• England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders. [1]

March 5

• English King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore. [1]

March 9

• Jews are expelled from Carintha Austria. [1]

March 12

• Jews are expelled from Syria. [1]
• Johannes de Lapide [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies. [1]

April 16

• David van Bourgondie Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about age 69. [1]

December 5

• Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I. [1]

1497

January 6

• Jews are expelled from Graz (Syria). [1]

February 6

• John Ockeghem Flemish singer/composer, dies at age 79. [1]

February 15

• Birth of Philipp Melanchthon Germany, Protestant reformer. [1]

February 16

• Birth of Philipp Melanchthon Germany, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie). [1]

February 25

• Italians troops reconquer Taranto on France. [1]

March 9

• Nicolaus Copernicus first recorded astronomical observation. [1]

May 2

• John Cabot departs to North-America. [1]

May 10

• Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for first voyage to New World. [1]

May 13

• Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. [1]

June 22

• Antitax insurrection in Cornwall suppressed at Blackheath. [1]

June 24

• John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England. [1]

November 18

• Bartolomeu Dias discovers Cape of Good Hope. [1]

November 26

• King Hans of Denmark and Norway is acclaimed King of Sweden. [7]

1498

March 2

• Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island. [1]

April 7

• Charles VIII King of France (1483-98), dies at age 27. [1]
• Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence Italy. [1]

April 8

• Charles VIII King of France (1483-98), beheaded at age 27. [1]

May 20

• Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta India. [1]

May 23

• Girolamo Savonarola dictator of Florence (1494-98), tortured and executed in Florence at age 45. [1]

May 30

• Columbus departs with six ships for third trip to America. [1]

June 21

• Jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria by Emperor Maximillian. [1]

July 31

• Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad. [1] [5]

August 7

• Columbus arrives in Caribbean. [1]

September 16

• Tomas de Torquemada inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies. [1]

December 19

• Birth of Andreas Osiander Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist. [1]

1499

January 8

• Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep the duchy for the crown. [1]

January 9

• Johan Cicero elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at age 43. [1]

February 9

• France and Venice sign treaty against Milan. [1]

March 31

• Birth of Pius IV [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65). [1]

April 29

• John IV Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies. [1]