1499

1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.

Events

* January 8 - Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany due to law set by his predecessor, Charles VIII
* July 22 - Battle of Dornach - The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I.
* July 28 - First Battle of Lepanto - The Turkish navy wins a decisive victory over the Venetians.
* September 22 - Treaty of Basel. Maximilian is forced to grant the Swiss de facto independence.
* November 23 - Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. In 1497 he invaded England claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England.
*November 28 - Edward, Earl of Warwick is executed for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He was the last male member of the House of York.
* The French under Louis XII seize Milan, driving out Duke Ludovico Sforza.
* Lake Maracaibo is discovered.

Births

* February 10 - Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (died 1582)
* March 31 - Pope Pius IV (died 1565)
* September 3 - Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henry II of France (died 1566)
* October 14 - Claude of France, queen of Louis XII of France (died 1524)
* Hans Asper, Swiss painter (died 1571)
* Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer (died 1543)
* Michael Coxcie, Flemish painter (died 1592)
* Cesare Hercolani, Italian military leader (died 1534)
* Jan Laski, Polish protestant reformer (died 1560)
* Laurentius Petri, Archbishop of Uppsala (died 1573)
* Giulio Romano, Italian painter (died 1546)
* Bernardino de Sahagún, Franciscan missionary (died 1590)
* Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia, Italian mathematician (died 1557)

Deaths

* October 1 - Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (born 1433)
* November 23 - Perkin Warbeck, Flemish imposter
* November 28 - Edward, Earl of Warwick, last male member of the English House of York (born 1475)
* Alessio Baldovinetti, Florentine painter (born 1427)
* John Cabot, Italian explorer (born c. 1450)
* Johann Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1455)
* Rennyo, leader of the Ikko sect of Buddhism (born 1415)

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