1493

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s

Years: 1488 1489 1490 1491 1492 - 1493 - 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498

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Events

• January 4 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first journey
• March 15 - Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.

Births

• Bartolommeo Bandinelli
• Paracelsus

Deaths

• June 14, Ermolao Barbaro
• Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
• Constantine Lascaris