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| Years: 1485 1486 1487 - 1488 - 1489 1490 1491 | |
| Decades: 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
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Events
- February 3 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south.
- Battle of St.Aubin-du-Cormier. Troops loyal to King Charles VIII of France defeat rebel forces led by the Dukes of Orleans and Brittany in the main engagement of the Mad War.
- James IV succeeds his father James III as King of Scotland.
- Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford takes possession of Cardiff Castle.
- Michelangelo Buonarroti becomes apprentice to Domenico Ghirlandaio.
Births
- Myles Coverdale, English Bible translator (d. 1568)
- Rabbi Yosef Karo, Jewish scholar (d. 1575)
- Sebastian Münster, German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (d. 1592)
Deaths
See also
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