1490s
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| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s |
| Years: | 1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 1499 |
[change] Events
- Christopher Columbus finds the American continent while looking for India. This leads to much exploring of the New World.
- Moors driven out of Spain.
[change] Births
- Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer
- King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479–1516)
- Queen Isabella of Castile (1474–1504)
- King Henry VII of England (1485–1509)
- King Charles VIII of France (1483–1498)
- King Louis XII of France (1498–1515)
- Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1440–1493)
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519)
- King James IV of Scotland (1488–1513)
- Duke Ivan III of Russia
- King John I of Denmark
[change] Deaths
- Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler
- Tupac Inca Yupanqui, Inca ruler of Tahuantinsuyu
