Notable Historical Events - 1497
1497 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 6 |
Jews are expelled from Graz in Styria, Austria |
Feb 25 |
Italians troops reconquer Taranto on France |
Mar 9 |
Nicolaus Copernicus' 1st recorded astronomical observation |
May 2 |
John Cabot's expedition departs Bristol searching for new lands across the Atlantic |
May 10 |
Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for 1st voyage to the New World |
May 13 |
Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola |
Jun 17 |
Battle of Deptford Bridge - forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat Cornish rebels led by Michael An Gof. |
Jun 22 |
Antitax insurrection in Cornwall suppressed at Blackheath |
Jun 24 |
John Cabot claims Eastern Canada for England (believes he found Asia in Nova Scotia) |
Jun 24 |
Cornish traitors Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London. |
Jul 8 |
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs for on his first voyage - becomes first European to reach India by sea |
Jul 26 |
"Edward IV's son" Perkin Warbeck's army lands in Cork |
Aug 6 |
Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland) - first European to do so since the Vikings |
Aug 10 |
John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia" |
Sep 7 |
Sailor Perkin Warbeck becomes English King Richard IV |
Nov 18 |
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama reaches the Cape of Good Hope |
Nov 22 |
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India |
Dec 16 |
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama sailing along African East Coast names it Natal, first European to sail so far |
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