1494 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1460s 1470s 1480s – 1490s – 1500s 1510s 1520s |
| Years: | 1491 1492 1493 – 1494 – 1495 1496 1497 |
Contents
Events
Births
- February 2 – Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (died 1557)
- April 20 – Johannes Agricola, German Protestant reformer (died 1566)
- May 24 – Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557)
- September 5 – Hans Sachs, German Meistersinger (died 1576)
- September 12 – King Francis I of France (died 1547)
- November 6 – Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan (died 1566)
- Purandara Dasa, Indian poet and composer (died 1564)
- Saito Dosan, Japanese warlord (died 1556)
- John Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley (died 1554)
- Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Spanish philosopher and theologian (died 1573)
- Ambrosius Holbein, German painter (died 1519)
- Lucas van Leyden, Dutch engraver and painter (died 1533)
- Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, Spanish explorer and cartographer (died 1519)
- Hans Tausen, Danish religious reformer (died 1561)
- Qiu Ying, Chinese painter (died 1552)
Deaths
Images for kids
See also
In Spanish: 1494 para niños
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