1496:
Jan 3rd - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
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1496:
Jan 3rd - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
1495 - The University of Aberdeen is founded.
1494 - Cristopher Columbus ''discovers'' Jamaica (though not reggae yet!)
1493 - Columbus "discovers" Puerto Rico
1492 - .......
1491 - King Henry VIII of England is born
1490 Aldus Manutius (founder of the Aldine press) moves to Venice
1489 - The Great British pound ( known as a sovereign) is first issued .
1488 - James IV of Scotland becomes king
1487 - The witch-hunter manual Malleus Maleficarum is published.
- Hongzhi becomes Emperor of China (Ming dynasty).
- Aztec emperor Auitzotl dedicates the Great Temple Pyramid of Tenochtitlán
with thousands of human sacrifices.
1486 - King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York
1485 - Leonardo da Vinci designed the ariel screw.
1484 - Bartolome de Las Casas is born
1483 - Giovanni Bellini is named official painter of the Republic of Venice.
1482 - Maria of Aragon is born