What happened in 1498?
Vasco da Gama reaches India, Battle of Botoșani and Grenada — among 31 events recorded in 1498.
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Major Events 1
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Vasco da Gama reaches India
Vasco da Gama becomes the first European to reach India by sea, opening a direct trade route from Europe to Asia.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Saxon feud
War
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Battle of Botoșani
1498 battle between Moldavia and Ottoman Empire
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People 8
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Charles VIII of France died
Died in Amboise. King of France from 1483 to 1498.
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Isabel of Aragon died
Died in Zaragoza. Queen consort of Portugal (1470-1498).
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Eleanor of Austria born
Born in Leuven. Queen consort of Portugal and France (1498-1558).
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Sophie of Pomerania born
Born in Szczecin. Queen consort of Denmark and Norway.
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Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine born
Born in Bar-le-Duc. Catholic cardinal (1498-1550).
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Wilhelm von Brandenburg born
Born in Ansbach. Roman Catholic archbishop resided in Livonia (1498–1563).
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William de Croÿ born
Born in Flanders. French priest.
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Meera born
Born in Kudki. 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, saint and devotee of the god Krishna.
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Grenada
Island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
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Coche Island
Island of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
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Paria Peninsula
Peninsula in Venezuela
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Religion & Belief Systems 10
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New Gothic Cathedral of St. Mary
Church building in Plasencia, Spain
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Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción de Coria
Cultural property in Coria, Spain
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Santuario della Madonna dei Miracoli
Church building in Saronno, Italy
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Sanctuary of the Virgin of Taburnus
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Madonna del Pino
Shrine in Cervia (RA)
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Piana degli Albanesi Cathedral
Cathedral
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San Martino Parish Church
Church building in Ronco sopra Ascona in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Evangelical Reformed Church
Church building in Schafisheim in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Sant Onofre de Badalona
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Belopesotsky monastery
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Supraśl Orthodox Monastery
Orthodox Christian monastery in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
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Santo Spirito
Church in Siena
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St. Onuphrius Monastery in Jabłeczna
Orthodox monastery
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Tomb of Innocentius VIII
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Ijakadi Festival
Annual Yoruba festival in Offa, Nigeria
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Empires & Countries 2
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Duchy of Bytom dissolved
Duchy of Bytom ceased to exist, having been centered at Bytom.
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Daspalla founded
Daspalla was founded.
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