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Historical Events for the Year 1488

• 3rd February » Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.
• 11th June » Battle of Sauchieburn: fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the King.

Famous Birthdays in 1488

• 6th January » Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
• 19th March » Johannes Magnus, Swedish archbishop (d. 1544)
• 16th April » Jungjong of Joseon (d. 1544)

Famous Deaths in History for 1488

• 11th June » James III of Scotland (b. 1451)
• 9th September » Francis II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1433)

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