1497 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
February 7, 1497
– The bonfire of the vanities occurs in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
May 10, 1497
– Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.
May 13, 1497
– Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
May 20, 1497
– John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Ship looking for a route to the west (other documents give a May 2 date).
June 17, 1497
– Battle of Deptford Bridge – forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
June 24, 1497
– John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
June 27, 1497
– Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
July 8, 1497
– Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.
December 16, 1497
– Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
Who Were Born On ?
January 26, 1497
– Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)
February 16, 1497
– Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer (d. 1560)