Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s Years: 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 - 1498 - 1499 1500 1501 1502 1503 Events May 20 - Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut (now Kozhikode), India July 31 - On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad. Girolamo Savonarola, ruler of Florence, is executed for criticizing the Pope. Christopher Columbus lands on the South American continent. Births Deaths Girolamo Savonarola, religious reformer and one time ruler of Florence.\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.