1496 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
January 3, 1496
– Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
March 5, 1496
– King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.
December 5, 1496
– King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree of expulsion of “heretics” from the country.
Who Were Born On ?
March 18, 1496
– Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England; wife of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
May 12, 1496
– Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)
October 20, 1496
– Claude, Duke of Guise, French soldier (d. 1550)