1498

Year 1498 was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

Events of 1498

 * visits and  in southeastern.
 * - The Portuguese navigator arrives at  (now ),, becoming the first an to get there by sailing around Africa, thus discovering the maritime route to . He finds a local   who is able to interpret for him.
 * -, ruler of , is executed for criticizing the.
 * - On his third voyage to the, becomes the first European to discover the island of.
 * -, brother of , founds the city of , now part of the , making it the oldest European City and permanent settlement in the.
 * lands on the n continent.
 * The sail up to the coasts of modern  and.
 * leaves port on an expedition, never to be seen again.

Births

 * -, French churchman (died )
 * -, Queen of Portugal and France (died )
 * -, German Protestant theologian (died )
 * date unknown
 * , (Juraj Julije Klovic) Dalmatian miniaturist and illustrator (died )
 * , Dutch painter (died )
 * , Polish princess (died )
 * , Rajput princess (died )
 * , Japanese retainer (died )
 * , Spanish Friar (died )
 * , Italian religious reformer (died )
 * , leader of the Swiss Anabaptist (died )

Deaths

 * - Fictional of  played by  (B. )
 * -, Italian painter (born c)
 * - (born )
 * -, English politician (killed in battle) (born c)
 * - King (born )
 * -, Italian religious reformer and ruler of Florence (born )
 * -, German humanist (born c)
 * date unknown
 * , Italian sculptor (born c)
 * probable
 * , Flemish composer (born c)