- Jan 1 Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia
- Jan 6 The first Mass in the New World is celebrated at La Isabela, Hispaniola
- Jan 25 Alfonso II succeeds his father as King of Naples
Voyage of Discovery
May 5 On 2nd voyage to New World Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay
Treaty of Tordesillas
Jun 7 Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the new world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa
Historic Event
Nov 18 French King Charles VIII occupies Florence
