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January–December. January 8 – The Royal Netherlands Navy is formed, by the decree of Maximillian of Austria. February 3 – Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay, after rounding the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa, becoming the first known European to travel this far south, and entering the Indian Ocean.
1594 or 1213 or 441. — to —. 阳土鼠年. (male Earth- Rat) 1595 or 1214 or 442. Year 1468 ( MCDLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar .
January 1 – The Jews are expelled from Andalusia. February 11 – The General Council of the Inquisition is created in Spain. April 9 – Edward V becomes King of England. April 29 – Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile, a very important step in the expansion of Spain.
Hongzhi ( Chinese: 弘治; pinyin: Hóngzhì; Wade–Giles: Hung-chih; lit. 'great governance'; 14 January 1488 – 23 January 1506) was the era name ( nianhao) of the Hongzhi Emperor, the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for 18 years. During the Hongzhi era, the Ming dynasty experienced a period of political stability and economic ...
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Portrait of Venetian Caterina Cornaro, the last medieval "Queen of Cyprus", by Titian. James died soon after the wedding due to a sudden illness and, according to his will, Caterina, who at the time was pregnant, acted as regent. She became monarch when their infant son James died of malaria in August 1474 before his first birthday.
March 13 – Charles II becomes Duke of Savoy at age 1; his mother Blanche of Montferrato is regent. March or April – 1490 Qingyang event, a presumed meteor shower or air burst over Qingyang in Ming dynasty China, said to have caused casualties. July 4 – Defeat of John Corvinus in the battle of Bonefield.
