1491
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| Gregorian calendar | 1491 MCDXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2244 |
| Armenian calendar | 940 ԹՎ ՋԽ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6241 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1412–1413 |
| Bengali calendar | 898 |
| Berber calendar | 2441 |
| English Regnal year | 6 Hen. 7 – 7 Hen. 7 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2035 |
| Burmese calendar | 853 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6999–7000 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 4188 or 3981 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 4189 or 3982 |
| Coptic calendar | 1207–1208 |
| Discordian calendar | 2657 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1483–1484 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5251–5252 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1547–1548 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1412–1413 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4591–4592 |
| Holocene calendar | 11491 |
| Igbo calendar | 491–492 |
| Iranian calendar | 869–870 |
| Islamic calendar | 896–897 |
| Japanese calendar | Entoku 3 (延徳３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1408–1409 |
| Julian calendar | 1491 MCDXCI |
| Korean calendar | 3824 |
| Minguo calendar | 421 before ROC 民前421年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 23 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2033–2034 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 1617 or 1236 or 464 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 1618 or 1237 or 465 |
Year 1491 (MCDXCI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
- February 20 – The "Comet of 1491" comes 873,784 miles (1,406,219 km) away from earth, the closest ever recorded.
- May 3 – The ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, Nkuwu Nzinga, is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.
- November – Perkin Warbeck begins a campaign to take the English throne with a landing in Ireland.[1]
- November 16 – An auto-da-fé held in Brasero de la Dehesa (outside 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.
- December 21 – Truce of Coldstream secures a 5-year peace between Scotland and England.[1]
Date unknown
- Bread and Cheese Revolt breaks out in North Holland.
- A major fire breaks out in Dresden.
- In the Russian territory of Komi (now the Komi Republic), annexed by Russia in 1478, copper and silver ores are discovered, and the territory gains importance as a mining and metallurgical center.
- Nicolaus Copernicus enters the University of Kraków.
Births
- June 28: King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
- November 11: Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (d. 1551)
- October 26: Zhengde Emperor of China (d. 1521)
- November 8: Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
- December 24: Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (d. 1556)
- December 26: Friedrich Myconius, German Lutheran theologian (d. 1546)
- December 31: Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)
- date unknown
- Lapu-Lapu, Filipino king (d. 1542)
- Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1546)
- probable
- George Blaurock, Swiss founder of Anabaptism (d. 1529)
- Antonio Pigafetta, Italian explorer (d. 1534)
Deaths
- March 6: Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
- July 13: Afonso, Prince of Portugal (b. 1475)
- October 5: Jean Balue, French cardinal and statesman (b. c. 1421)
- October 12: Fritz Herlen, German artist (b. 1449)
- December 28: Bertoldo di Giovanni, sculptor (b. c. 1435)
- date unknown: John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (b. 1442)
References
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 135–138. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.