Today in History for Year 1496
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Months in Year 1496: January February March April May July September October December
Historical Events
Events 1 - 7 of 7
Jan 3rd - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
Jan 6th - Moorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christi
Feb 24th - England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders
Mar 5th - English king Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore
Mar 9th - Jews are expelled from Carintha Austria
Mar 12th - Jews are expelled from Syria
Dec 5th - Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 3 of 3
Mar 18th - Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
May 12th - Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)
Oct 20th - Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 1 of 1
Feb 28th - Joanna of Aragon marries King Ferdinand II
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 6 of 6
Mar 4th - Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)
Mar 12th - Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies
Apr 16th - David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69
Jul 8th - Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies
Sep 25th - Piero Capponi, Italian soldier and statesman (b. 1447)
Oct 5th - Ferdinand II, king of Naples, dies
