1494 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
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 On ?
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)