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Years:
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1499
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Decades
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1460s
1470s
1480s
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1510s
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Centuries
:
14th century
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15th century
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16th century
Events
May 10
-
Amerigo Vespucci
allegedly leaves
Cádiz
for his first voyage to the
New World
.
May 13
-
Pope Alexander VI
excommunicates
Girolamo Savonarola
.
May 20
-
John Cabot
sets sail from
Bristol
on his ship the
Mathew
looking for a route to the west (other documents give a
May 2
date).
June 17
-
Battle of Deptford Bridge
- Forces under King
Henry VII
soundly defeat troops led by
Michael An Gof
.
June 24
-
John Cabot
lands in
North America
, either an island or the mainland.
July 8
-
Vasco da Gama
begins his expedition to
India
.
Births
February 16
-
Philipp Melanchthon
, humanist and reformer (+
1560
)
Emperor Go-Nara of Japan
Pedro de Valdivia
,
Conquistador
of
Chile
and founder of
Santiago, Chile
Francesco da Milano
- Italian composer
Deaths
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