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Year 1492 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. 1492 is considered to be a significant year in the history of the West , Europe , Christianity , Islam , Judaism , Spain , and the New World , among others, because of the number of significant events that took place.
Business and economy The United States Commerce Department reports the country's 2018 trade deficit was $621 billion (£472.5 bn), the highest since 2008. (BBC News) Economy of the United States Production ends at General Motors' Lordstown Assembly complex in Lordstown, Ohio, United States. (CNN) Dollar Tree announces it will close 390 Family Dollar stores, and rebrand a further 200 Family ...
The Surrender of Granada by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz, 1882: Muhammad XII surrenders to Ferdinand and Isabella Gergio Deluci, Christopher Columbus arrives in the Americas in 1492, 1893 painting. The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian calendar dates from 1 January 1401 (represented by the Roman numerals MCDI) to 31 December 1500 ...
A map of the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 highlighting the Crown of Castile.. Events of the year 1492 in Spain included the end of the Reconquista with the fall of Granada, the Jewish Diaspora of Spain due to the Alhambra Decree, and the start of Columbus' first voyage.
6 March – Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers (year of birth unknown) c. 21 May – John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (born 1442) 1492 7 June – Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of Edward IV of England (born 1437) 20 September – Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick (born 1426) 1493 James Blount, soldier (year of birth unknown) 1495
Among other things, the banners of the lords of Brandis are lost to the confederates and later transferred to the church in Sarnen. According to contemporary accounts, around 900 men from the Habsburg army and around 100 men from the Swiss army fell in the battle. [8] June 6 – John Hunyadi is proclaimed regent, bestowing the title "governor ...
Avicii was found dead in the afternoon hours of April 20, 2018, according to a statement from his rep. His tragic death came two years after he announced his retirement from touring in March 2016.
Death of Julius Nepos, last Roman Emperor to be recognized as such by the Roman Senate and the Byzantine Empire: Considered by some historians to be the starting point of the Middle Ages. 493: 15 March: Theodoric the Great killed Odoacer at a banquet after the Siege of Ravenna (490–493). The Ostrogothic Kingdom ruled Italy from 493 to 553. c. 500