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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| Gregorian calendar | 1491 MCDXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2244 |
| Armenian calendar | 940 ԹՎ ՋԽ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -353 – -352 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2035 |
| 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 |
| Holocene calendar | 11491 |
| Iranian calendar | 869 – 870 |
| Islamic calendar | 896 – 897 |
| Japanese calendar | Entoku 3 (延徳3年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2151 (皇紀2151年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11491 |
| Julian calendar | 1536 |
| Korean calendar | 3824 |
| 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
- 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.
- A major fire breaks out in Dresden.
[edit] Births
- June 28 - King Henry VIII of England (died 1547)
- November 11 - Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (died 1551)
- 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 26 - Friedrich Myconius, German Lutheran theologian (died 1546)
- December 31 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer (died 1557)
- date unknown
- Lapu-Lapu, Filipino warrior (died 1542)
- Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (died 1546)
- probable
- George Blaurock, Swiss founder of Anabaptism (died 1529)
- Antonio Pigafetta, Italian explorer (died 1534)
[edit] Deaths
- March 6 - Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
- July 13 - Afonso, Crown Prince of Portugal (born 1475)
- October 5 - Jean Balue, French cardinal and statesman (born c1421)
- October 12 - Fritz Herlen, German artist (born 1449)
- December 28 - Bertoldo di Giovanni, sculptor (born c 1435)
- date unknown
- John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (born 1442)
[edit] Sciences
- Nicolaus Copernicus enters Kraków University.
