What Happened In History Year 1495

Historical Events for the Year 1495

• 1st June » Friar John Cor records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
• 6th July » First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo Charles VIII of France called Charles VIII defeats the Italian War of 1494–98 or Holy League.

Famous Birthdays in 1495

• 6th March » Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (d. 1556)
• 8th March » John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (d. 1550)
• 16th April » Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1557)
• 21st November » John Bale, English bishop (d. 1563)
• 5th December » Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish philologist and lexicographer (d. 1542)

Famous Deaths in History for 1495

• 31st May » Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (b. 1415)
• 25th October » John II of Portugal (b. 1455)
• 18th December » Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)

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