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1493 1494 1495 - 1496 - 1497 1498 1499
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| align="center" colspan=2 | 1470s 1480s - 1490s ''' - 1500s 1510s 1520s
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| align="center" | - 15th Century ''' - 16th Century
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1496 was a Leap Year Starting On Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar .
Events
Births
- March 28 - Mary Tudor , queen of Louis XII Of France (d. 1533 )
- May 12 - Gustav Vasa , King Of Sweden (died 1560 )
- October 20 - Claude, Duke Of Guise , French soldier (died 1550 )
- François Bonivard , Swiss patriot and historian (died 1570 )
- Edward Fox , English churchman
- Richard Maitland , Scottish poet (died 1586 )
- Clément Marot , French poet (died 1544 )
- Anthony St Leger , Lord Deputy of Ireland
- Menno Simons , Dutch Anabaptist leader (died 1561 )
- Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl Of Worcester (died 1549 )
Deaths
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