1496
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1460s 1470s 1480s – 1490s – 1500s 1510s 1520s |
| Years: | 1493 1494 1495 – 1496 – 1497 1498 1499 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1496 MCDXCVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2249 |
| Armenian calendar | 945 ԹՎ ՋԽԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6246 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1417–1418 |
| Bengali calendar | 903 |
| Berber calendar | 2446 |
| English Regnal year | 11 Hen. 7 – 12 Hen. 7 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2040 |
| Burmese calendar | 858 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7004–7005 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 4192 or 4132 — to — 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 4193 or 4133 |
| Coptic calendar | 1212–1213 |
| Discordian calendar | 2662 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1488–1489 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5256–5257 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1552–1553 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1417–1418 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4596–4597 |
| Holocene calendar | 11496 |
| Igbo calendar | 496–497 |
| Iranian calendar | 874–875 |
| Islamic calendar | 901–902 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiō 5 (明応５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1413–1414 |
| Julian calendar | 1496 MCDXCVI |
| Korean calendar | 3829 |
| Minguo calendar | 416 before ROC 民前416年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 28 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2038–2039 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 1622 or 1241 or 469 — to — 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 1623 or 1242 or 470 |
Events
- January 3 – Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
- March 10 – Christopher Columbus leaves Hispaniola for Spain, ending his second visit to the Western Hemisphere.
- July – Spanish forces under Gonzalo Hernandez de Cordoba capture Atella after a siege. Among the prisoners is the French viceroy of Naples, the Comte de Montpensier. Ferrante II is restored to the throne of Naples.
- Jesus College (University of Cambridge) founded.
Births
- March 28 – Mary Tudor, queen of Louis XII of France (died 1533)
- May 12 – King Gustav I of Sweden (died 1560)
- October 20 – Claude, Duke of Guise, French soldier (died 1550)
- François Bonivard, Swiss historian (died 1570)
- Edward Fox, English churchman (died 1538)
- Richard Maitland, Scottish poet (died 1586)
- Clément Marot, French poet (died 1544)
- Anthony St Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland (died 1559)
- Menno Simons, Dutch religious leader (died 1561)
- Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (died 1549)
Deaths
- March 4 – Archduke Sigismund of Austria (born 1427)
- September 7 – King Ferdinand II of Naples (born 1469)
- September 25 – Piero Capponi, Italian soldier and statesman (born 1447)
- Piero del Pollaiuolo, Italian painter (born 1443)
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