Major Events
- Jan 3 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
- Feb 24 England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders
- Mar 5 English King Henry VII grants John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) a commission to explore for new lands
Born in 1496
- Mar 18 Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
- May 12 Gustav I, King of Sweden (1523-60) who abolished Sweden's elective monarchy, born in Rydboholm Castle, Sweden (d. 1560)
- Oct 20 Claude de Lutherans, 1st duke of Guise, French general (Battle of Marignano), born in Condé-sur-Moselle, France (d. 1550)
Who Died in 1496
- Mar 4 Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (b. 1427)
- Mar 12 Johannes de Lapide [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies
- Apr 16 David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69
- Jul 8 Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies
- Sep 25 Piero Capponi, Italian soldier and statesman (b. 1447)
More 1496 Deaths
Famous Weddings in 1496
- Feb 28 Joanna of Aragon marries Philip of Flanders, future King Philip I of Castile
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo