1494 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1494?
- January 25, 1494 – Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.
- May 5, 1494 – Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.
- June 7, 1494 – Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.
- July 2, 1494 – The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.
- November 9, 1494 – The Family de' Medici are expelled from Florence.
- November 18, 1494 – French King Charles VIII occupies Florence, Italy.
Who Were Born In The Year 1494?
- February 2, 1494 – Bona Sforza, queen of Poland (d. 1557)
- March 24, 1494 – Georg Agricola, German scientist (d. 1555)
- April 20, 1494 – Johannes Agricola, German Protestant reformer (d. 1566)
- May 24, 1494 – Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557)
- September 12, 1494 – King Francis I of France (d. 1547)
- November 5, 1494 – Hans Sachs, German mastersinger (d. 1576)
- November 6, 1494 – Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1566)
- December 20, 1494 – Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)
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