1491
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| Years: 1488 1489 1490 – 1491 – 1492 1493 1494 |
| Decades: 1460s 1470s 1480s – 1490s – 1500s 1510s 1520s |
| Centuries: 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| 1491 by topic |
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| Arts and science |
| Architecture - Art |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Gregorian calendar | 1491 MCDXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2244 |
| Armenian calendar | 940 ԹՎ ՋԽ |
| 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) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1483 – 1484 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5251 – 5252 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1546 – 1547 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1413 – 1414 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4592 – 4593 |
| Iranian calendar | 869 – 870 |
| Islamic calendar | 896 – 897 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2034 |
- This article is about year 1491. For the history book, see 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus.
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[edit] Events
- 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.
- A major fire breaks out in Dresden.
[edit] Births
- June 28 - King Henry VIII of England (died 1547)
- October 26 - Zhengde Emperor of China (died 1536)
- November 8 - Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
- December 24 - Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (died 1556)
- December 31 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer (died 1557)
- George Blaurock, Swiss founder of Anabaptism (died 1529)
- Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (died 1551)
- Friedrich Myconius, German Lutheran theologian (died 1546)
- Lapu-Lapu, Filipino warrior (died 1542)
- Antonio Pigafetta, Italian explorer (died 1534)
- Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (died 1546)
[edit] Deaths
- October 12 - Fritz Herlen, German artist (born 1449)
- Jean Balue, French cardinal and statesman (born c1421)
- Elizabeth Gousell, English noblewoman (born 1396)
- Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
- John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (born 1442)
[edit] Sciences
- Nicolaus Copernicus enters Kraków University.
