1491 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1491?
- May 3, 1491 – Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.
- November 16, 1491 – An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
- November 25, 1491 – The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.
Who Were Born In The Year 1491?
- June 28, 1491 – King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
- October 26, 1491 – Zhengde Emperor of China (d. 1521)
- November 8, 1491 – Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
- December 31, 1491 – Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)
Who Died In The Year 1491?
- October 12, 1491 – Fritz Herlen, German artist (b.c. 1449)
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