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Heads of State

Year of the Metal Dog庚戌(at the beginning of earth -Hahn己酉)

Syria: 1801/ 02 ( the year in October )

  • Secured 2.1 Date of birth
  • 2.2 Exact date of birth unknown
  • 2.3 Born in 1490
  • 3.1 First half of
  • 3.2 Second half of
  • 3.3 More death unknown
  • 3.4 Died in 1490

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Central Europe

  • After the death of Matthias Corvinus on April 6, the Duchy of Austria falls back to the Habsburg Frederick III.
  • The siege of Vienna from August 19 to 29 by Maximilian I. ends with the surrender of the city.
  • SEPTEMBER 21: Vladislav II is crowned on the basis of the Peace of Olomouc after the death of Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary.
  • The work began the year St. Gallen war between the four federal shield places of the Abbey of St. Gallen, Zurich, Lucerne, Glarus and Schwyz one hand and the Imperial City of St. Gallen and Appenzell the other hand, ends with a victory of the Imperial Abbey. The reign Rhine Valley is Common rule of the Old Confederacy.

Western and Southern Europe

  • A commission chaired by Hernando de Talavera rejects the funding requested by Christopher Columbus a trip to India by Castile.
  • Princess Elisabeth of Spain marries the Portuguese throne Afonso, however nearly a year later dies without ascend the throne.

India

  • The three Deccan sultanates Ahmadnagar, Berar and Bijapur gain their independence from the Bahmani Sultanate.

America

  • The people of the Shuar strikes back an attempt to conquer the Inca and therefore prevent them permanently its independence.

Economy

  • In Munich the brewery of Jörg Hafner has been demonstrated.

Culture

Fine Arts

  • 1490: Leonardo da Vinci made ​​a drawing, the Vitruvian Man as later achieved fame.
  • 1490: Hieronymus Bosch painted the triptych The Hay Wain.
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