Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century
Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s
Years: 1486 1487 1488 1489 1490 - 1491 - 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496
Events
- December 6 - King Charles VIII marries Anne de Bretagne, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France.
- A major fire breaks out in Dresden.
- June 28 - Henry VIII, king of England (+ 1547)
- December 24(?) - Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (+ 1556)
- December 31 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer of Canada (+ 1557)
- Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer
- Jean Balue, French cardinal, statesman
- William Caxton, first English printer
- John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (b. 1442)
- Nicolaus Copernicus enters Krakow university, and meets astronomy for the first time\n