1491

This article is about the year 1491. For the book, see 1491 (book).

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November 25 - The siege of Granada, last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.
December 6 - King Charles VIII marries Anne de Bretagne, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France. He forces her to break her marriage with Maximilian I in order to marry him instead.
A major fire breaks out in Dresden.

June 28 - King Henry VIII of England (died 1547)
October 26 - Zhengde Emperor of China (died 1536)
November 8 - Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
December 24 - Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (died 1556)
December 31 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer (died 1557)
George Blaurock, Swiss founder of Anabaptism (died 1529)
Martin Bucer, German protestant reformer (died 1551)
Friedrich Myconius, German Lutheran theologian (died 1546)
Lapu-Lapu, Filipino warrior (died 1542)
Antonio Pigafetta, Italian explorer
Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (died 1546)

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