1491
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This article is about year 1491. For the history book by Charles C. Mann, see 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus .
| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s |
| Years: | 1488 1489 1490 - 1491 - 1492 1493 1494 |
| 1491 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1491 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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[edit] Events of 1491
- February 20 — The "Comet of 1491" comes 873,784 miles away from earth, the closest ever recorded.
- May 3 — Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.
- November 16 — An auto de fe, held in Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
- November 25 — The siege of Granada, last stronghold of the Moors in Spain, begins.
- December 6 — King Charles VIII of France marries Anne of Brittany, forcing her to break her marriage with Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France.
[edit] Undated
- A major fire breaks out in Dresden.
- In the Russian territory of Komi (now the Komi Republic), annexed by Russia in 1478, copper and silver ores are discovered, and the territory gains importance as a mining and metallurgical center.
- Isabella d'Este, duchess of Mantua, instructs her agent to secure a black girl between 4 and 8 years old, "shapely and as black as possible." "We shall make her very happy and shall have great fun with her."
| Gregorian calendar | 1491 MCDXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2244 |
| Armenian calendar | 940 ԹՎ ՋԽ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -353 – -352 |
| Berber calendar | 2441 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2035 |
| Burmese calendar | 853 |
| Chinese calendar | 4127/4187-11-21 (庚戌年十一月廿一日) — to —
4128/4188-12-1(辛亥年十二月初一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1207 – 1208 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1483 – 1484 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5251 – 5252 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1546 – 1547 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1413 – 1414 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4592 – 4593 |
| Holocene calendar | 11491 |
| Iranian calendar | 869 – 870 |
| Islamic calendar | 896 – 897 |
| Japanese calendar | Entoku 3 (延徳3年) |
| Korean calendar | 3824 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2034 |
[edit] Births
- June 28 — King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
- November 11 — Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (d. 1551)
- October 26 — Zhengde Emperor of China (d. 1536)
- November 8 — Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
- December 24 — Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (d. 1556)
- December 26 — Friedrich Myconius, German Lutheran theologian (d. 1546)
- December 31 — Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)
- date unknown
- Lapu-Lapu, Filipino warrior (d. 1542)
- Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1546)
- probable
- George Blaurock, Swiss founder of Anabaptism (d. 1529)
- Antonio Pigafetta, Italian explorer (d. 1534)
[edit] Deaths
- March 6 — Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
- July 13 — Afonso, Crown Prince of Portugal (b. 1475)
- October 5 — Jean Balue, French cardinal and statesman (b. c. 1421)
- October 12 — Fritz Herlen, German artist (b. 1449)
- December 28 — Bertoldo di Giovanni, sculptor (b. c. 1435)
- date unknown
- John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (b. 1442)
[edit] Sciences
- Nicolaus Copernicus enters Kraków University.
