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1489
Years: 1486 1487 1488 - 1489 - 1490 1491 1492 |
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Decades: 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s |
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Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
Events
- March 14 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.
- November 29 - Arthur Tudor is named Prince of Wales.
- December 11 - Jeannetto de Tassis is appointed appointed Chief Master of Postal Services in Innsbruck, his descendants the Turn und Taxis family later run much of the postal system of Europe.
- Typhus sweeps through Spain, its first appearance in Europe.
- Nicosia, Cyprus, becomes a possession of Venice.
- King Henry VII gives a city charter to Southwold.
- Lucas Watzenrode becomes bishop of Warmia.
Births
- Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII (+ 1556)
- November 28- Margaret Tudor (dau. Henry VII of England).
Deaths
- April 26 - Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Ashikaga shogun
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