Historical Events In 1498

Mar 02   Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island on this day in history.  

Apr 07   Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27 on this day in history.  

Apr 07   In the year 1498 crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy  

Apr 08   On this day in history charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

Apr 28   On this day in history henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician  

May 20   Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta India in the year 1498.  

May 23   In the year 1498 girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45  

May 30   Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America in the year 1498.  

Jun 21   On this day in history jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria by Emperor Maximillian  

Jun 26   In the year 1498 toothbrush invented  

Jul 04   Filips van Burgundy, admiral-general of Netherlands, dies in the year 1498.  

Jul 07   In the year 1498 emperor Maximilian I establishes choir of Imperial Chapel  

Jul 20   On this day in history emperor Maximilian names Albrecht governor of Netherlands  

Jul 27   In the year 1498 vespasiano da' Bisticci, Italian book seller/writer, dies at about 77  

Jul 31   In the year 1498 christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad  

Aug 01   Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela) in the year 1498.  

Aug 01   On this day in history christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America  

Aug 07   In the year 1498 columbus arrives in Caribbean  

Aug 14   On this day in history columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela  

Aug 17   Cardinal Borgia renounced his vows & office to marry a French princess on this day in history.  

Aug 26   In the year 1498 michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.  

Sep 16   On this day in history tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies  

Dec 07   Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist in the year 1498.  

Dec 19   In the year 1498 andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist  

Apr 09   On this day in history birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)  

Nov 15   Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history birth of andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568)  

Dec 19   Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born in the year 1498.  

Apr 07   In the year 1498 charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27  

Apr 08   Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 died on this day in history.  

Apr 28   On this day in history death of henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician  

May 23   In the year 1498 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45  

Jul 04   In the year 1498 filips van Burgundy, admiral-general of Netherlands, dies  

Jul 27   Vespasiano da' Bisticci, Italian book seller/writer, dies at about 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 16   Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 07   In the year 1498 death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist