1477
- January 5
- Battle at Nancy, Burgundy versus Switzerland, 7000+ killed. [1]
- Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at age 43. [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 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]
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
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]
- January 24
- Venice signs peace treaty with Turkey. [1183.272]
- December 12
- Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III. [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
1483
- April 9
- Edward I succeeds Edward IV as king of England. [1] [1392.24]
- 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] [1392.24]
- 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]
1484
- March 4
- Kazimierz the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at age 25. [1]
1485
- August 22
- Henry Tudor victory over King Richard III of England, slain at Bosworth Field; last of Plantagenet line. [1] [1392.25]
1486
- January 18
- King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV. [1]
- February 16
- 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]
1487
- January 30
- Bell chimes invented. [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]
1488
- 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]
- 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]
- 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] [1040.392]
- 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 3
- Chinese record stones raining from the sky in Ch'ing-yang, Shansi, killing over 10,000 people. [521]
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- Emir of Granada, Boabdil, Abu Abdallah Muhammad XII rides out of city to King Ferdinand, handing over key to city. [1] [1394.6]
- January 23
- "Pentateuch" (Jewish holy book) first printed. [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] [5]
- April 30
- Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices. [1] [5]
- 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]
- (month unknown)
- Christopher Columbus reports "a marvelous branch of fire" that falls into the sea as he crosses the Atlantic. [521]
- September 25
- Crewman on the Pinta sights "land"-a few weeks early. [1]
- October 12
- Christopher Colombus lands on Guanahani Island, Bahamas (San Salvador). [1] [614.134] [1303.17]
- 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 (about 280 pounds) with a known date of impact, strikes Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace (France). [5] [521] [526.110] [1427.10] (November 16 [523.19])
- 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 6
- Christopher Columbus lands and names La Isla Española (later Hispaniola, Haiti, Dominican Republic). [1144.242] [1166.242] (December 5 [1484.34])
- 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
- 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 11
- The Pope learns of Columbus' journey to the New World. [1080.43]
- April 15
- Columbus meets with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. [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 sign Peace of Senlis. [1]
- September 25
- 17 ships with 1200+ men leave Spain under Christopher Columbus' command with plans for establishing colonies in the New World. [1] [1060.1397]
- November 16
- The island of Puerto Rico is first sighted by Europeans on the second voyage of Christopher Columbus. [1562.33]
- November 19
- On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus makes landfall in what is now Puerto Rico in the northwestern Caribbean Sea. The main island is found to be inhabited by the indigenous Taino people. [1486.34] [1562.33]
1494
- January 1
- Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia. [1]
- January 25
- Alfonso II replaces his father as king of Naples. [1]
- May 3
- Jamaica discovered by Christopher Columbus; he names it "St Iago". [1]
- June 7
- In Tordesilhas, Spain, a treaty is signed by Spanish and Portuguese, dividing world into two zones of influence, giving Spain rights to American continent, and giving Portugal exclusive right of navigation and discovery in Africa, Asia, and the Far East. The demarcation line is latitude 46 degrees West. [1080.44]
- September 5
- The treaty between Spain and Portugal dividing areas of exploration is ratified by the Portuguese king at Setúbal. [1080.44]
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]
- 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]
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 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 13
- King Fernando of Spain decrees that silver coins called reales be struck. [504.50]
- June 22
- Antitax insurrection in Cornwall suppressed at Blackheath. [1]
- June 24
- John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) claims eastern Canada for England. [1] [614.134]
- July 13
- Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain instruct Christopher Columbus to found a mint and strike coins in the New World. [669.49]
- November 18
- Bartolomeu Dias discovers Cape of Good Hope. [1]
- November 22
- Vasco da Gama sails round the Cape of Good Hope, en route from Europe to India. [394.30]
- November 26
- King Hans of Denmark and Norway is acclaimed King of Sweden. [7]
1498
- January 28
- Christopher Columbus discovers and names the island of Saint Vincent. [681.43]
- 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] [394.30]
- 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]
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]
- April 29
- John IV Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies. [1]
- September 22
- The Peace of Basel concludes the final war of Swiss independence. The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I had attempted to retake Switzerland, but was repulsed. [37]
- November 23
- In England, Perkin Warbeck is executed for treason. Warbeck claimed to be Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York. [1433.9]
|