What happened in 1488?
24 recorded events in 1488, including 10 in people, 4 in wars & conflicts and 3 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias becomes the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Battle between king Charles VIII of France and Francis II, Duke of Brittany, signalling the end to the 'Mad war' (1485-1488)
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Battle of Sauchieburn
1488 battle in Scotland
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Battle of Aga-Cayiri
1488 battle Egyptians and Ottomans
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Battle of the Chirciq River
1488 battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Sablé
1488 treaty between Brittany and France
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People 10
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Alvise Cadamosto died
Explorer
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Andrea del Verrocchio died
15th century Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter (c.1435-1488)
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Nicolas Chuquet died
Mathematician
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Francesco d'Angelo died
Italian artist (1446-1488)
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Ulrich von Hutten born
Born in Steckelberg Castle. German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523).
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Joseph ben Ephraim Karo born
Born in Toledo. Spanish rabbi and author on Jewish law (1488–1575).
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Johannes Magnus born
Born in Linköping Cathedral Congregation. Swedish historian and Catholic archbishop.
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Heinrich Glarean born
Born in Mollis. Polymath and humanist.
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Thomas of Villanova born
Born in Fuenllana. Spanish Augustinian saint and archbishop (1488–1555).
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Cristóbal de Olid born
Born in Linares. Spanish conquistador.
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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A-Ma Temple
Temple in Macau
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Pavia Cathedral
Cathedral in Lombardy, Italy
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Santissima Annunziata di Portoria
Church building in Genoa, Italy
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Economy & Trade 2
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Schwabe AG
Swiss printer and publisher
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Banca Monte Parma
Defunct regional bank in Italy
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Architecture & Engineering 3
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former collegiate church Saint-Vulfran
Former collegiate church, today parish church, located in Abbeville (Somme, Picardie, France)
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San Carlo al Lazzaretto, Milan
Small Renaissance style octagonal church in Milan, Italy
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San Biagio Chapel
Church building in Verona, Italy
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