Events in year of 1494
- 01-01Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia
- 01-25Alfonso II replaces his father as King of Naples
- 05-03Columbus discovers Jamaica
- 05-03Jamaica discovered by Columbus; he names it "St Iago"
- 05-04Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica
- 05-05On 2nd voyage to New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica
- 06-07Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain and Portugal divide America
- 11-18French King Charles VIII occupies Florence
People born in year of 1494
- 02-20Johan Friis: Chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)
- 03-01Il Bacchiacca [Franceso Ubertini]: Italian painter
- 03-24Georgius Agricola: Germany -- Mineralogist (De Re Metallica)
- 04-20John Agricola [Schneider]: German theologist / Prime Minister
- 05-25Jacopo Pontormo II: Italy -- Painter (Sepulture of Christ)
- 11-05Hans Sachs: Composer
- 11-06Sulayman I [the Great]: Sultan of Turkey (1520-66)
People died in year of 1494
- 01-25Ferdinand I: Cruel King of Naples
- 08-11Hans Memling [John Memlinc]: Flemish Painter (Passietaferelen)
- 10-22Gian Galeazzo: Italian Duke of Milan (1476-94)
- 11-08Melozzo da Forli: Italian painter, dies at about 56
Events in year of 1495
- 01-28Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France
- 02-22French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown
- 05-20French King Charles VIII leaves Naples
- 05-31Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella and Venice sign anti-French Saint League
- 06-011st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller
- 07-06Battle at Fornovo: French King Charles VIII beats St. League
- 07-07King Ferdinand II returns to Naples
- 07-20French Viceroy of Naples Montpensier surrenders
- 11-27Scottish King James IV receives bedrieger Perkin Warbeck
People born in year of 1495
- 03-06Luigi Alamanni: Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione)
- 03-25Leonhard Paminger: Composer
- 08-01Jan Scorel: Dutch painter / architect
- 11-21John Bale: England, United Kingdom -- Bishop / anti-Catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)
People died in year of 1495
- 02-10William Stanley: Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy
- 02-25Djem Sultan: Son of Turkish Sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35
- 10-25John II [the Perfect / Consummate]: King of Portugal (1481-95)
- 11-19Alfonso II: King of Naples (1494-95)
Events in year of 1496
- 01-06Moorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christi
- 03-05English King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore
- 03-09Jews are expelled from Carintha Austria
- 03-12Jews are expelled from Syria
- 12-05Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I
People born in year of 1496
- 10-20Claude de Lutherans: Duke of Guise
People died in year of 1496
- 03-12Johannes de Lapide [Johan Heynlin]: German philosopher
- 04-16David van Bourgondie: Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69
- 07-08Benedetto Bonfiglio: Italian painter
- 10-05Ferdinand II: King of Naples