1490 - 1499
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Decade 1490 - 1499
65 Jacques Cartier
Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-Malo
71 Suleiman the Magnificent
Tenth sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)
*November 6th, 1494, Trabzon †September 7th, 1566, Szigetvár
55 Henry VIII of England
King of England from 1509 until 1547
*June 28th, 1491, Palace of Placentia †January 28th, 1547, Palace of Whitehall.jpg "Pius IV")
66 Pius IV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1559 to 1565
*March 31st, 1499, Milan †December 9th, 1565, Rome
72 Johannes Agricola
Reformer, humanist (1494-1566)
*April 20th, 1494, Lutherstadt Eisleben †September 22nd, 1566, Berlin.JPG "Philipp Melanchthon")
63 Philipp Melanchthon
German reformer (1497–1560)
*February 16th, 1497, Bretten †April 19th, 1560, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
57 Margaret of Valois-Angoulême
Queen consort of Navarre
*April 11th, 1492, Angoulême †December 21st, 1549, OdosFrancis I of France
King of France (1494-1547)
*September 12th, 1494, Cognac †March 31st, 1547, Rambouillet
61 Georgius Agricola
German mineralogist (1494-1555)
*March 24th, 1494, Glauchau †November 21st, 1555, Chemnitz_-_Pitti_Palace.jpg "Pietro Aretino")
64 Pietro Aretino
Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
*March 31st, 1492, Arezzo †October 21st, 1556, VeniceIgnatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
*October 23rd, 1491, Holy House †July 31st, 1556, Rome
53 Katharina von Bora
Wife of Martin Luther
*January 29th, 1499, Lippendorf †December 20th, 1552, Torgau
29 Zhengde Emperor
Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
*October 26th, 1491, Beijing †April 20th, 1521, BeijingGustav I of Sweden
King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560
*May 12th, 1496, Rydboholm Castle †September 29th, 1560, Stockholm
24 Claude of France
Duchess of Brittany; queen consort of France (1499–1524)
*October 13th, 1499, Romorantin-Lanthenay †July 20th, 1524, BloisParacelsus
Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)
*November 10th, 1493, Einsiedeln †September 24th, 1541, Salzburg
44 Mary Boleyn
Sister of the queen of England Anne Boleyn
*January 1st, 1499, Blickling Hall †July 19th, 1543, EssexHieronymus Jaroslaw Łaski
Polish diplomat (1496-1541)
*September 27th, 1496, Łask †December 22nd, 1541, Kraków,_RP-P-OB-31.455.jpg "Petrus Apianus")
57 Petrus Apianus
German astronomer, mathematician and cartographer (*1495 – †1552)
*April 16th, 1495, Leisnig †April 21st, 1552, Ingolstadt.jpg "Martín de Azpilcueta")
93 Martín de Azpilcueta
Spanish theologian and economist
*December 13th, 1492, Barásoain †June 1st, 1586, RomeMary Tudor
Queen of France from 1514 to 1515
*March 18th, 1496, Richmond Palace †June 25th, 1533, Westhorpe Hall.jpg "Maximilian Sforza")
63 Peter Martyr Vermigli
Italian Reformed theologian
*September 8th, 1499, Florence †November 12th, 1562, ZürichHans Sachs
German meistersinger ("mastersinger"), poet, playwright and shoemaker
*November 5th, 1494, Nuremberg †January 19th, 1576, Nuremberg
49 Louis X, Duke of Bavaria
German noble
*September 18th, 1495, Grünwald †April 22nd, 1545, Landshut
73 Sebastian Fröschel
German theologian
*February 24th, 1497, Amberg †December 20th, 1570, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
61 Sebald Heyden
German musicologist and theologian
*December 8th, 1499, Bruck †July 9th, 1561, Nuremberg
53 Günther XL, Count of Schwarzburg
Count of Schwarzburg
*October 31st, 1499, Sondershausen †November 10th, 1552, Gehren.jpg "Erhard Schnepf")
73 Bartholomaeus Rieseberg
German theologian
*August 24th, 1492, Mieste †August 10th, 1566, Gardelegen
45 Francesco Canova da Milano
Italian composer, 1497-1543
*August 18th, 1497, Monza †January 2nd, 1543, Milan
63 Bona Sforza
Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania
*February 2nd, 1494, Vigevano †November 19th, 1557, Castello Normanno-Svevo.jpg "Johann Forster")
62 Johann Forster
German theologian
*July 10th, 1496, Augsburg †December 7th, 1558, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
57 Andrea Alciato
Italian jurist and writer (1492–1550)
*May 8th, 1492, Milan †January 12th, 1550, Pavia