Historical Events for Year 1499

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Jan 8th - Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
Feb 9th - France & Venice sign treaty against Milan
Jul 26th - Alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island
Aug 12th - First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets.
Aug 25th - Battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians
Sep 22nd - Switzerland became an independent state.
Oct 6th - French king Louis XII occupies Milan
Nov 5th - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). This Breton-French-Latin dictionary was written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc. It is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.
Nov 23rd - Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England.


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