What happened in 1490?
20 recorded events in 1490, including 9 in people, 7 in empires & countries and 3 in wars & conflicts. A further 3 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle of Chocontá
Battle circa 1490
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Battle of Bonefield
Battle between John Corvinus and party of queen Beatrice of Naples
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Siege of Kayseri
1490 siege
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People 9
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Francesco Capuano Di Manfredonia died
Astronomer from Italy
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Pedro Tafur died
Spanish explorer and writer
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Lewys Glyn Cothi died
Welsh writer
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Olaus Magnus born
Born in Linköping Cathedral Congregation. Swedish writer.
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Charles III, Duke of Bourbon born
Born in Montpensier. French general, count of Montpensier; (1490-1527).
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Florian Geyer born
Born in Giebelstadt. German knight,diplomat and peasant leader in the German Peasants' War.
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Antonio de Mendoza born
Born in Granada. Spanish colonial administrator.
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Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda born
Born in Pozoblanco. Spanish philosopher and theologian (1490-1573).
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Nikola Jurišić born
Born in Senj. Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat (1490-1545).
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Santa Maria della Catena
Church
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Empires & Countries 7
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Siberian Khanate founded
Siberian Khanate was founded, with its capital at Chimgi-Tura.
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Bijapur Sultanate founded
Bijapur Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Vijaypura District.
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Ahmadnagar Sultanate founded
Ahmadnagar Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Ahilyanagar.
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Berar Sultanate founded
Berar Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Achalpur.
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Principality of Guria founded
Principality of Guria was founded, with its capital at Ozurgeti.
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Empire of Great Fulo founded
Empire of Great Fulo was founded, with its capital at Futa Tooro.
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Shilluk Kingdom founded
Shilluk Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Kodok.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 3 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1490 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1490.
1490s 3
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Galeotto Marzio died
Italian astronomer and historian
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Afonso de Paiva died
Portuguese explorer
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St. Anna (Traxl)
Building in Ebersberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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